Nii Amasah Namoale (born July 14, 1958) is a

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politician who served as

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for Dadekotopon constituency in the

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

from 7 January 2009 to 7 January 2017.

Early life and education

Namoale was born on July 14, 1958. He hails from La-Accra, a town in the Greater Accra Region of

. He completed

Ofori Panin Senior High School Ofori Panin Senior High School (OPASS) is a co-educational second cycle institution at Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ofori Panin School (formerly Tafo-Kukurantumi Senior High school, now nicknamed OPASS), is a co-educational boardi ...

. He entered the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and obtained his Master of Philosophy degree in agronomy in 2000.

Career

Namoale is an Agronomist by profession. He has worked as the assistant director in the Ministry of Food & Agriculture.

Politics

Namoale is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress as the Member of parliament for the

Dade Kotopon La Dade Kotopon is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The Dade Kotopon constituency is located in the Greater Accra Region of Gha ...

constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 42,678 votes out of the 74,499 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 57.3% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Francis Nii Annan Sowah of the

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and Cynthia Akua Mensah of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...

. These obtained 40.37% and 2.34% respectively of total valid votes cast. In 2012, he contested for the Dadekotopon seat on the ticket of the NDC for representation in the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won. He was defeated by Hon

Vincent Sowah Odotei Vincent Sowah Odotei is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of La Dadekotopon in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party was the deputy minister for communications in Ghana until his appointmen ...

in the 2016 parliamentary election. He has worked as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

Personal life

Namoale is a Christian (Church of Christ). He is married with three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Namoale, Nii Amasah Living people 1958 births National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013 Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017 University of Ibadan alumni Ga-Adangbe people People from Greater Accra Region University of Cape Coast alumni