Kodzo Ayeke

Kodzo Ayeke
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ho West
In office
1954–1960
Preceded byNew Constituency
Succeeded byHans Kofi Boni
Personal details
Born(1923-05-22)22 May 1923
Taviefe
Died20 May 1985(1985-05-20) (aged 61)
Hohoe, Ghana
Cause of deathIllness
NationalityGhanaian
EducationAccra Academy
Alma materUniversity of London
Gray’s Inn

Kodzo Afelete Ayeke (22 May 1923 - 20 May 1985)[1] was a Ghanaian politician, teacher, journalist, lawyer, and author. He was a member of parliament for Ho West, getting twice elected into parliament in 1954 and 1956 as a Togoland Congress member before joining the United Party on the ban of the Togoland Congress in 1958. As a journalist, he founded the Togoland Vanguard the first ever newspaper in the then Trans-Volta Togoland. An ethnic Ewe, he published two novels in the Ewe language, Asitsu Atoawo and Hlobiabia.

  1. ^ Sam Clegg, ed. (20 May 1992). Daily Graphic. Graphic Communications Group. p. 12.