He was the member of parliament for Hohoe South and was the minister for the Volta Region of Ghana from January 2009 until his dismissal on 6 March 2012.
He attended the Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian Secondary School between 1966 and 1971 obtaining the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level.
He proceeded to Kpando Secondary School for his sixth form education, completing the GCE Advanced Level in 1973.
[2] He attended the Pratt Institute in New York City where he completed a Master of Professional Studies degree in Art Therapy in 1997.
[citation needed] He was the former chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises.