Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor

Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament representing the South Dayi constituency in the Volta Region. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for South Dayi
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Preceded bySimon Edem Asimah
Personal details
Born (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationLawyer

Early life and education

Dafeamekpor obtained a B.Sc. degree in tourism from the University of Cape Coast. He also completed the LL. B. at the University of Ghana. He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law where he qualified as a Barrister-at-Law.[1]

Work

Prior to becoming an MP, Dafeamekpor was a Senior Associate at the Hayibor, Djarbeng and Company law firm based at Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra.[1]

Politics

He first entered parliament following the 2016 Ghanaian general election where he won the seat with 71.44% of the votes. This gave him an eight percent majority.[2][3][4] In the 2020 general election, he retained his seat with a reduced majority of 1.26%, having won 72.7% of the total votes cast.[5][6]

Personal life

Dafeamekpor is a Christian and he is married with four children.[1]

Accident

On 14 August 2021, it was reported he was involved in an accident on the Aveyime road in the Volta region. His vehicle was claimed to have somersaulted two times after a Kia truck crossed his envoy and crashed his vehicle.[7][8] He was later released from the 37 Military Hospital after he receiving treatment.[9][10]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Electoral Commission of Ghana - Detailed Parliamentary Election Results - Date of Election :- 7th & 8th December 2016" (PDF). Official website. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 27 December 2016. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. Lublin, David. "Election Passport". electionpassport.com. American University. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. "2020 Election - South Dayi Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. "Parliamentary Results for South Dayi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. "South Dayi MP escapes death in accident - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. "Rockson Dafeamekpor involved in near-fatal accident in Volta Region". GhanaWeb. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. "Rockson Dafeamekpor discharged from Hospital after Saturday's car crash". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. "Rockson Dafeamekpor safe, discharged from hospital after accident". GhanaWeb. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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