Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah

Peter Yaw Kwakye-Ackah (born 15 June 1957) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Amenfi Central Constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

[1][2][3][4] Ahead of the 2024 elections, he decided to contest as an independent candidate after he lost the NDC primaries held on 13th May,2023.

[12] In 2012, he was appointed as District Chief Executive at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and served till his tenure was over in 2016.

[13] [14]In 2016, he won the member of parliament seat of the Amenfi Central Constituency and was reelected in the 2020 elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

[5] On November 19, 2024, he decided to withdraw from the election and supported the NDC candidate, Joana Gyan Cudjoe.