Tawia Adamafio

Tawia Adamafio (born Joseph Tawia Adams) be a Ghanaian minister insyd de Nkrumah government during de first republic of Ghana.

 Politics 
Adamafio be member of de Convention People's Party den he rise become ein General Secretary. For 1960, Nkrumah appoint am as de Information and Broadcasting Minister. He sana serve as Minister for Presidential Affairs at de same time. Dis position be influential one for de government during dat period.

 1963 trial 
Adamafio be one of de close people to Kwame Nkrumah wey dem try am for treason after de Kulungugu grenade attack wey target Nkrumah ein life. Adamafio plus some other people get free after de first trial, but later dem find am guilty for second trial wey pro-government panel handle. De trial judges be Kobina Arku Korsah, wey be de Chief Justice of Ghana by dat time, plus two Supreme Court judges, William Van Lare den Edward Akufo-Addo, wey later turn Chief Justice of Ghana den President of Ghana during de second republic. Nkrumah sack all of dem after dem acquit Adamafio.

 Publications 


  LCC U264.5.F8 A25 1960.

 References 

Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Ministers for information of Ghana
Category:Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965