Nii Okaidja Adamafio

Nii Okaidja Adamafio is a former Ghanaian politician. He was the Minister of the Interior in the Rawlings government from 1997 to 2001. He was a Member of Parliament from 1992 to 1997 in the Odododiodoo constituency.

As a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Adamafio rose to be vice-chairman of the party.[1] In the 1996 elections he was returned as MP for Odododiodoo with 29,142 votes (35.4%).[2] In the 2000 election he secured 24,181 votes (43.9%), losing his seat to Reginald Niibi Ayibonte.[2]

In February 2006 he resigned from the NDC.[1] In 2008 he became the vice-chairman of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rescind decision to resign - Okaidja urged", Ghana News Agency, 9 February 2006.
  2. 1 2 Parliamentary Election Results Trend Odododiodioo Region, thinkghana.com
  3. ↑ Bismark Bebli, Ghana: Fallout From DFP Congress, allAfrica.com, 7 April 2008.


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