Global InformationAkantigsi Afoko information
Akantigsi Afoko | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Sandema[1] | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Lydia Azuele Akanbodiipo |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Builsa[2] | |
| In office 1954–1965 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Akantigsi Afoko 1923 Sandema, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
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| Profession | Teacher |
Akantigsi Afoko was a Ghanaian teacher and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Northern territories from 1951 to 1954. In 1954 he was elected to represent the Builsa electoral district in the Legislative Assembly, he was re-elected in 1956 and maintained his post as the member of parliament for the constituency until 1965.[3] In 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Sandema constituency.[4] He served in this capacity until the ousting of the Nkrumah government in 1966. Prior to politics Afoko was a trained teacher who taught at Fumbisi, a town in the Builsa District of Ghana.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Ghana National Assembly. 1965: iii.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Debates, Part 1". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956: 7.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1960: 9.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1966: 22.
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