Emmanuel Yaw Attigah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency merged |
| Succeeded by | Constituency split |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ho East | |
| In office August 1960 –1965 | |
| Preceded by | Rev. F. R. Amewotobla |
| Succeeded by | Komla Dotse Akude |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emmanuel Yaw Attigah Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Emmanuel Yaw Attigah was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Ho East constituency from 1960 to 1965. [1] In 1965,he became the member of parliament for the Ho constituency,a constituency that was formed from the merging of the Ho East and Ho West constituencies. [2]
Prior to Attigah entering parliament,the Ho East constituency was represented by Rev. F. R. Amewotobla. [3] [4] Rev. Amewotobla was wanted for detention under the Preventive Detention Act and consequently sought political asylum in Togo in March 1960. [5] The Ho East seat was then declared vacant and Attigah was elected on the ticket of the Convention People's Party to occupy the seat. [6] Attigah was sworn into office together with Hans Kofi Boni (then the new member for the Ho West constituency) on 11 August 1960. [7] [8]
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