Kojo Armah

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Kojo Armah
Member of Parliament for
John Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born
James Evans Armah

(1945-11-27)27 November 1945
Axim, Ghana
Died4 May 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 68)
Accra, Ghana
Political partyConvention People's Party
SpouseSabina Akainyah
Children3
Alma materApam Senior High School, University of Ghana, Ghana School of Law
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Kojo Armah (27 November 1945 – 4 May 2014) was a

Ghanaian diplomat, lawyer and politician.[1] He was a member of the Convention People's Party and a former Member of Parliament for the Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira constituency in the Western Region.[2][3][4][5] He was also an educationist and linguist.[4] He represented the Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira constituency on two separate occasions, from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2008.[1] He also served as the Municipal Chief Executive for Nzema East from 2001 through 2004.[1]

Early life and education

James Evans Armah was born in Axim in the Western Region to James Enyimah Armah and Sikayena Baidoe.[6] He was raised by his maternal aunt, Mrs. Quarshie, and her family.[6] He received his primary education from Asokore Primary School and Apam Roman Catholic Middle School, and obtained his O and A level certificates from Apam Senior High School.[6] In 1969, he graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He obtained a post-graduate diploma in education at the University of Cape Coast.[7]

Working life

He moved to Axim after graduation from university and taught at

Charge D'Affaires in Togo.[7] Armah was promoted to the rank of assistant director grade I in 1977 after he had completed a diploma in public administration at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.[7]

After 31 December 1981

coup d'etat in Ghana, he was recalled to the country and posted to the African and European Desk at the Research Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served from 1982 to 1984.[6] He was transferred to the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board in 1984 as an administrative secretary. He was promoted to the position of deputy director at the Office of the Head of Civil Service. Whilst at the ministry, he enrolled at the Ghana School of Law and was called to the Ghana Bar in 1987.[7] In 1992, he retired from public service to pursue a career in private law and politics. He owned Ankobra FM, a private radio station based in Axim.[1]

Political career

In the

2008 parliamentary election Armah lost his bid for re-election to Catherine Afeku of the New Patriotic Party.[1][10]

Municipal Chief Executive

When the New Patriotic Party won the

John Agyekum Kufour appointed Armah as the Municipal Chief Executive for Nzema East District. Armah served in that position for one term, from 2000 through the end of 2004.[1]

Kojo Armah Committee

Armah was made chair of the Kojo Armah Committee, an ad hoc committee of parliament.[8] The committee was set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the substitution of cocaine evidence with corn dough at the Police Narcotics Exhibit Room in the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service.[8][11][12][13]

Personal life

In 1973 Armah married Sabina Akainyah; they had three children.[14] He was a member of the Catholic Church.[1][10]

Death

Armah died on 4 May 2014 at the

fashion designer.[8][15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kojo Armah Dies". Graphic Online. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Kojo Armah dies". Graphic Online. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Kojo Armah laid to rest". Africa News Hub. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Parliamentarians pay tribute to the late Kojo Armah". Vibe Ghana. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Former CPP MP Kojo Armah laid to rest". GhanaWeb. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Legacy Of Late Kojo Armah". News Ghana. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d Baffour, Evans Osei (25 June 2014). "Kojo Armah's Legacy—A Life Worth Celebrating". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Kojo Armah, Kofi Ansah Dead". My Diamond Radio. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Ghana: Scramble for Kojo Armah's Seat". AllAfrica. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Former CPP MP For Evalue-Gwira, Kojo Armah, Dies". Peace FM Online. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  11. ^ "BNI Report On 2008 "Cocaine Turned Corn Dough" Ready For Prez". Ghana Web. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Committees probing cocaine case can't be trusted". Today Ghana. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Police fault Kojo Armah Committee". Modern Ghana. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Kojo Armah laid to rest". Ghana Web. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Kojo Armah, Kofi Ansah Dead". Justice Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Today's front pages". Myjoy Online. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  17. ^ Peace FM. "Former CPP MP For Evalue-Gwira, Kojo Armah, Dies". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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