Madam Elizabeth Kwatsoe Sackey yesterday made history by becoming the first female Mayor of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
Kwatsoe Sackey secured a ‘Yes’ from all the 33 Assembly Members of AMA, representing 100 percent of the votes cast.
She succeeds the AMA’s outgoing Mayor, Mohammed Adjei Sowah.
Prior to her confirmation, some NPP youth in the Odododiodoo constituency of the Greater Accra Region, staged a demonstration on Saturday, September 18, 2021, to express their displeasure.
According to the protesters, they would rather preferred the outgoing Mayor Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah was maintained.
However, Mr Adjei Sowah condemned their act and disassociated himself from the protest.
In a statement, he declared his support for whoever President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated.
“We should recognize the President’s authority to nominate individuals of his choice to promote his agenda, and it’s our duty to support the appointees to succeed.
“I totally support all the President’s nominations and commit to continue to work towards the development of the country,” he said.
Elizabeth Sackey is a former MP for Okaikwei North on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
She hails from Asere-Accra in the Greater Accra Region and was born on May 6, 1958.
Madam Sackey was the Deputy Minister for the Greater Accra Region from 2017 to 2020.
She holds a Certificate in Marketing, which she obtained in 2003.
She worked with Ghana Commercial Bank as Chief Clerk before becoming an MP.
Madam is a Christian and fellowships with the Church of Pentecost and is married with four children.
