Rita Naa Odoley Sowah
Hon. Rita Naa Odoley Sowah | |
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| Member of Parliament for La Dade Kotopon Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Sowah Odotei |
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| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rita Naa Odoley Sowah (born 2 July 1968) is a Ghanaian politician. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1][2][3] She is the first female member of parliament for the La Dade Kotopon Constituency.[4][5][6][7] A native of Labadi in the Greater Accra Region, she previously served as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017.
Early life
[edit]Rita Naa Odoley Sowah was born on 2 July 1968. She is a Ga and a native La also known as Labadi in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[8]
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Sowah worked as a secretary at the Premix Secretariat under the Fisheries Commission of Ghana.[8] She also worked as a Data Entry Officer at the Department of National Lotteries now the National Lottery Authority in Ghana and as a secretary at the La Dade Kotopon Office of the Member of Parliament.[8]
Municipal Chief Executive
[edit]She served as the first Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Dade kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA) from 2013 to 2017.[9][10] She also served as the treasurer of National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG).[11][12]
Politics
[edit]Parliamentary bid
[edit]She run for the NDC primaries to be selected as their candidate going into the 2020 elections and won.[3][13][14] She made history as the first female to win the La Dade-Kotopon parliamentary seat in the 2020 Parliamentary elections. She won by getting 47,606 representing 53.67% whilst her closest Joseph Gerald Tetteh Nyanyofio of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) polled 41,101 votes representing 46.33%.[15][16] She is one of the 40 women who are representing their respective constituencies in the 8th Parliament from 7 January 2021.[6]
Member of Parliament
[edit]Sowah was sworn in as Member of Parliament representing the La Dade Kotopon Constituency in the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2021.[8] She serves as a member on the Youth, Sports and Culture Committee and the Gender and Children Committee of Parliament.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Sowah is a Christian.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah empowering the youth through sports in La Dadekotopon". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Prince Akpah: Female politicians who will influence December 2020 elections". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b Botchway, Nii Martey M. (27 July 2019). "Odoley Sowah to retrace NDC roots". Graphic Online. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Provisional results show slight rise in women elected to parliament". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "40 Female MPs elected into Ghana's 8th Parliament". kasapafmonline. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ a b "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, MP La Dade Kotopon". Graphic Online. October 16, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Official Profile of Rita Naa Odoley Sowah – Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Rita Naa Odoley Sowah's quest to revamp education La Dadekotopon". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "La Dadetokopon: Hundreds of artisans to benefit from Rita Odoley Sowah's vocational training initiative". Pulse Ghana. 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2016-03-23). "Zambia delegation calls on National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "NALAG To Venture Into Property Development". News Ghana. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Miss GH, Hon. Rita Odoley Donated to La Polyclinic & LATENU". NationalTymes. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Gt. Accra: Voting underway in NDC primaries". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat". Ghanaian Times. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-19.