Vincent Sowah: Former NPP MP ‘Goes’ Independent In La Dadekotopon Parliamentary Race

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for La DadeKotopon, Vincent Sowah Odotei popularly known as Obama, has declared his intention to contest the December elections as an independent candidate.

Obama said he has unfinished business in the constituency. Therefore, the decision to come back is to help him complete the developmental projects he initiated in his first tenure as MP.

Mr. Odotei served as La Dadekotopon’s NPP MP for a single term from 2017 to 2021.

This was after he defeated National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate and then MP, Nii Amasah Namoale in the 2016 elections.

In the first term administration of President Akufo-Addo, Mr. Odotei was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Communications until his appointment was terminated on April 6, 2020.

Vincent Sowah Odotei lost his re-election bid in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries held on Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was defeated by a lecturer from the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) Mr Gerald Joseph Nii Tetteh Nyanyofio.

In the 2020 elections, the NPP lost the La Dadekotopon seat to Rita Naa Odoley Sowah of the NDC.

With this declaration, Mr Odotei will contest the December 7 election with the incumbent MP who is the NDC candidate, Rita Odoley Sowah, and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s driver, Joseph Addo won the NPP primary conducted on April 27, 2024.

Mr Odotei obtained a B.A from the University of Ghana and a Post Graduate Diploma from Graduate School of Business University of Strathclyde Scotland.

Vincent Sowah Odotei was the Sales Manager at Aspen Windows from 1995 to 1997, the Economics Officer at the Ministry of Finance from 1998 to 2003, the C.E.O of Vallex Lease Equip from 2003 to 2016 and the Acting Managing Director of Accra Hearts of Oak between 2015 and 2016

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