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Rita Naa Odoley Sowah

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Rita Naa Odoley Sowah
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amRita Edit
Ein date of birth1968 Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, Government of Ghana Edit
Position eholdMember of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana Edit
Educate forUniversity of Ghana Edit
Religion anaa worldviewChristian Edit

Rita Naa Odoley Sowah (born 2 July 1968) be a Ghanaian politician. She be a member of de National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1][2][3] She be de first female member of parliament give de La Dade Kotopon Constituency.[4][5][6][7] A native of Labadi for de Greater Accra Region insyd, she previously serve as de Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) give La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017.[8]

Ein early life

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Dem born Rita Naa Odoley Sowah for 2 July 1968 top. She be Ga den native La wey dem sanso know am as Labadi for de Greater Accra Region of Ghana insyd.

Ein career

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Early career

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Sowah work as a secretary at de Premix Secretariat under de Fisheries Commission of Ghana.[8] She sanso work as a Data Entry Officer at de Department of National Lotteries rydee de National Lottery Authority for Ghana insyd den as a secretary at de La Dade Kotopon Office of de Member of Parliament.[8]

Municipal Chief Executive

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She serve as de first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) give La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017.[9][10] She sanso serve as de treasurer of National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG).[11][12]

Ein politics

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Parliamentary bid

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She run give de NDC primaries to be selected as demma candidate wey dey go into de 2020 elections den she win.[3][13][14] She make history as de first female to win de La Dade-Kotopon parliamentary seat for de 2020 Parliamentary elections insyd. She win wey she get 47,606 wey dey represent 53.67% whilst ein closest Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio of de New Patriotic Party (NPP) poll 41,101 votes wey dey represent 46.33%.She win wey she get 47,606 wey dey represent 53.67% whilst ein closest Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio of de New Patriotic Party (NPP) poll 41,101 votes wey dey represent 46.33%.[15][16] She be one of de 40 women wey dey represent demma respective constituencies for de 8th Parliament insyd from 7 January 2021.[6]

Member of Parliament

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Dem swear in Sowah as Member of Parliament wey dey represent de La Dade Kotopon Constituency for de 8th Parliament insyd of de 4th Republic of Ghana for 7 January 2021 top.[8] She serve as a member for de Youth, Sports den Culture Committee top den de Gender den Children Committee of Parliament.[8]

Ein life matter

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Sowah be a Christian.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah empowering the youth through sports in La Dadekotopon". GhanaWeb. (in English). 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  2. ↑ "Prince Akpah: Female politicians who will influence December 2020 elections". MyJoyOnline. (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. 1 2 Botchway, Nii Martey M. (27 July 2019). "Odoley Sowah to retrace NDC roots". Graphic Online. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election 2020: Provisional results show slight rise in women elected to parliament". Graphic Online (in British English). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  5. ↑ "40 Female MPs elected into Ghana's 8th Parliament". kasapafmonline. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  6. 1 2 "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline. (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  7. ↑ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, MP La Dade Kotopon". Graphic Online. October 16, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Profile of Rita Naa Odoley Sowah – Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  9. ↑ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah's quest to revamp education La Dadekotopon". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana (in American English). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  10. ↑ "La Dadetokopon: Hundreds of artisans to benefit from Rita Odoley Sowah's vocational training initiative". Pulse Ghana (in American English). 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  11. ↑ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2016-03-23). "Zambia delegation calls on National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana". Ghana Business News (in American English). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  12. ↑ "NALAG To Venture Into Property Development". News Ghana (in American English). 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Miss GH, Hon. Rita Odoley Donated to La Polyclinic & LATENU". NationalTymes (in American English). 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  14. ↑ "Gt. Accra: Voting underway in NDC primaries". MyJoyOnline. (in American English). Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  15. ↑ "Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat". Ghanaian Times (in English). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  16. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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