Orlando Aryee

Hon. Orlando Aryee
Member of parliament for Okaikwei South constituency
In office 7 January 1993 – 7 January 1997
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Succeeded by	Nana Akomea
Personal details
Born	8 June 1954
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	Ebenezer Secondary School
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Stationery Supplier

Orlando Aryee is a Ghanaian politician and a Stationery Supplier. He served as a member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana for the Okaikwei South constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.[1][2]

Early life and education

Orlando Aryee was born on 8 June 1954. he attended Ebenezer Secondary School where he obtained a GCE Ordinary Level.

Career

Orlando Aryee was a former member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana for Okaikwei South constituency and a Stationery Supplier.

Politics

Orlando Aryee was first elected during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[3]

He lost the seat in 1996 Ghanaian general election to Nana Akomea of New Patriotic Party who defeated Agbemor Yeboah Ernest of National Democratic Congress, Ohene Georgina Ama Adumea of Convention People's Party (CPP) Kwaku Owiredu of People's National Congress (PNC) and Corley Clottey Benjamin of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to win the Okaikwei south constituency with 35,284 votes representing 44.70% of the share.

His opponents obtained respectively 22,928 votes representing 29.00% of the share; 1,723 votes representing 2.20% of the share; 1,474 votes representing 1.90% of the share and 1,066 votes representing 1.30% of the share.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

He is a Christian.[1]

References

1. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996.
2. "Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
3. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1992 Results - Okaikwei South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Okaikwei South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
5. "MP". GhanaWeb.
6. 1992 Parliamentary Nominations: All Regions Breakdown. Google books. 1993.
7. Ghana (1992). Parliamentary Election, Ghana, 29.12.92: Elected Parliamentarians. Government Printer, South Africa.