24/08/2025
Suhum Today: WHO WAS LAWYER AMOA- AWUAH AND WHY A STREET WAS NAMED AFTER HIM IN SUHUM.
Amoa-Awuah was born on 14 July 1926 at Larteh-Akwapim in the Eastern Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). His parents were then living in Suhum, and raised him there. His primary education began at the Methodist Primary School in Apedwa and continued at the Suhum Primary School. His schooling continued at the Effiduase New Juaben Middle School, and he received a Standard Seven Certificate. He had his secondary education at Trinity College, Suhum, from 1941 to 1946, and that year he obtained his Cambridge School Certificate.In 1951, he passed his London Matriculation examination through private studies. He later began legal studies at the local law school, but did not finish them.
Amoa-Awuah was elected to represent the Akim Abuakwa East electoral area in the legislative assembly in June 1954. He remained a member of the assembly until the assembly was dissolved. He was re-elected in 1956 and maintained his position as a representative of the area in parliament until 1965.While in parliament, he served as deputy minister (parliamentary secretary) for various ministries, he was the deputy minister for finance from 1957 to 1960 and in November 1960 he was the parliamentary secretary at the Economic Secretariat (this Secretariat was later merged with the office of Heavy Industries).In June 1962 he was the deputy minister for Fisheries (under the Ministry of Agriculture) and in May 1964 he became the deputy minister for Health. In February 1965 he was appointed Minister for Labour, a non-cabinet ranked position, and served until February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.Also in 1965, he was reelected to parliament, this time as the member for the Suhum constituency.During the fourth republic, he served as the chairman of the council of elders for the Convention People's Party,a post he held until December 2014, the month before his death.