Eddie Akita is a

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politician and a member of the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Republic of

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. He is also a former member of Parliament for Ledzokuku constituency of the

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of Ghana. Akita once served as Deputy Minister of Defence as well as a Minister of state in charge of

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in Ghana.

Early life

Akita hails from Ledzokuku in the greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Politics

Akita is a member of the 3rd Parliament and a politician of the

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who served for only one term in office. He contested in the

2000 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.2004 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 perc ...

References

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