Paul Edward Affum Okwabi was a Ghanaian pharmacist and politician. He was the member of parliament for the Guan constituency from 1965 to 1966.
Paul Edward Affum Okwabi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Guan | |
| In office June 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Edward Affum Okwabi 7 March 1916 Akim Akroso near Akim Oda, Eastern Region, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Alma mater | Accra Academy |
| Profession | Pharmacist |
Early life and education
editOkwabi was born on 7 March 1916 at Akim Akroso near Akim Oda in the Eastern Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast).[1] He had his primary education at the Accra Grammar School from 1925 to 1926, Accra St. Mary's School in 1927 and Ashanti Effiduase Presbyterian Primary School from 1928 to 1929.[1] He attended Ashanti Mampong Presbyterian Middle School from 1930 to 1933 and enrolled at the Accra Academy for his secondary education from 1934 to 1940.[2] After a short stint teaching Arts after his secondary education, he entered the Government School of Pharmacy in 1941.[2] He completed his studies at the Government School of Pharmacy in 1944.[2]
Career and politics
editAfter his studies at the Accra Academy, he served as an Arts master for about a year before entering the Government School of Pharmacy.[2] After his studies at the Government School of Pharmacy, he entered Government service from 1944 to 1947.[2] He then set up his own practice at Koforidua.[2] He became the Chairman of the Koforidua branch of the Ghana Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis,[2] and a member of the Koforidua Town Development Committee.[3] He was a member of the Koforidua Hospital visiting committee and the chairman for the Eastern Region branch of the Ghana Society for the Blind and Rehabilitation.
Okwabi also served as a Lay Magistrate for the Eastern Region Juvenile Court and the Chairman of the amateur boxing referee/judge association of the Eastern Region. Okwabi also served as a presbyter and chief adviser for the Anum constituency branch of the Convention People's Party (CPP). He became a member of parliament for the Guan constituency on the ticket of the CPP from June 1965 until 24 February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.[4][5]
Personal life
editOkwabi's hobbies included playing table tennis, boxing, watching movies, gardening, and researching in drugs and herbs. He founded the Pharmaceutical Drug Company in 1961.[6][7][8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966.
- ^ "Ghana Gazette, Issues 8-59". Government Printer. 1976: 649.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 3". James Clarke. 1966: 79.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: v. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Gazette". Government Printer. 1967: 467.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Gazette, Issues 1-35". Government Printer. 1975: 63.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Mark Botsio (1972). "Ghana Business Guide". Business Publications: 335.
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