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Christopher Kwaku Nayo


Date of Birth:
1926-09-26
Place of Birth:
Volta Region, Ghana

Christopher Kwaku Nayo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Buem Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).

Education and early life

He was born on 26 September 1926 in the Volta Region of Ghana. He attended Presbyterian Teachers' Training College where he obtained a Teachers' Training Certificate.

He also obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Basic Education from The University of Ghana, Legon and he also attended the University of London.

Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent Buem constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.

He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.