Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor

Rockson-Nelson Etse Kwami Dafeamekpor is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament representing the South Dayi constituency in the Volta Region. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He is member of the

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Early life and education

Dafeamekpor obtained a B.Sc. degree in tourism from the University of Cape Coast. He also completed the He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law where he qualified as a Barrister-at-Law. He attended and later to He obtained

Work

Prior to becoming an MP, Dafeamekpor was a based at Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra.

Politics

He first entered parliament following the 2016 Ghanaian general election where he won the seat with 71.44% of the votes. This gave him an eight percent majority. In the 2020 general election, he retained his seat with a reduced majority of 1.26%, having won 72.7% of the total votes cast. He has served on the Public Accounts committee, the Standing Orders committee and the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of parliament.

Personal life

Dafeamekpor is a Christian and he is married with four children.

Accident

On 14 August 2021, it was reported he was involved in an accident on the Aveyime road in the Volta region. His vehicle was claimed to have somersaulted two times after a Kia truck crossed his envoy and crashed his vehicle. He was later released from the 37 Military Hospital after he receiving treatment.

Controversy

In January 2025, Dafeamekpor was suspended by Alban Bagbin for 2 weeks after he was involved in chaos during the sitting of the Appointments Committee.