Christian Corleytey Otuteye

Hon. Christian Corleytey Otuteye MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Sege constituency
Personal details
Born	(1973-10-23) 23 October 1973 (age 51)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress

Christian Corleytey Otuteye (born October 23, 1973) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sege constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life and education

Otuteye was born on October 23, 1973, in Sege, a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. ^[4] He entered University of Kaiserslautern, Germany and obtained his Master of Science degree in Financial Mathematics in 2004. ^{[4] [5]}

Political career

Otuteye is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Sege seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won. ^[4] In the 2020 Ghanaian elections, he retained the Sege Constituency parliamentary seat. ^{[6] [7]}

2016 election

Otuteye contested the Sege constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won the election with 13, 269 votes representing 53.48% of the total votes. He was elected over Divine Otoo Agorhom of New Patriotic Party who polled 11, 342 votes which is equivalent to 45.71% and the parliamentary candidate for PPP Mortey Inusah Doe had 200 votes representing 0.81% of the total votes. ^[8]

2020 election

Otuteye was re-elected as a member of parliament for Sege constituency on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. He was elected with 17, 256 votes representing 52.50% of the total votes. He won the election over Lasi Eunice of New Patriotic Party who polled 15, 464 votes which is equivalent to 47.05% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party Johannes Nmonlotey Kirkfield had 146 votes representing 0.44% of the total votes. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

2023 Primaries

He was unable to lead the NDC in the constituency during the 2023 primaries, losing to Daniel Keshi Bessy, which ended his bid for a fourth term in Parliament. Otuteye received 206 votes, trailing behind Daniel K. Bessy, who secured 446 votes. Other contenders included Richard Kumadoe with 84 votes, Kwesi Abaya with 74 votes, Charles Otu Sebbie with 55 votes, and Fred Sebi-Doku with 14 votes. ^[12]

Personal life

Otuteye is a Presbyterian. ^[13] He is married. ^[4]

Employment

• Lecturer in Quantitative Maths, Statistics and Research Methods, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra ^[4]
• Member of Parliament (January 7, 2013–present; 2nd term) ^[4]

References

1. "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
2. "Christian Corleytey Otuteye, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
3. "There is discrimination in the work of NADMO – Sege MP alleges - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyonline. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Otuteye, Christian Corletey". GhanaMps. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "Christian Corleytey Otuteye". opensanctions.org . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
6. "Sege constituency renews mandate of NDC's Otuteye". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
7. Amedor, Nicholas Tetteh. "Sege MP Addresses Impersonation Claim On Facebook | News Ghana". newsghana.com.gh. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
8. FM, Peace. "Sege Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
9. FM, Peace. "Sege Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
10. "Sege – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
11. "Parliamentary Results for Sege". Mobile Ghana web. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
12. "NDC Primaries: Sege Constituency Confirms Daniel Keshi Bessey". 24 May 2023.
13. "parliament of Ghana".