Améyo Adja
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Améyo Adja is a Togo
lese politician and a member of the Pan-African Parliament
from Togo.
Adja was born in Lomé
. She was elected to the National Assembly of Togo
in the October 2002 parliamentary election
as a candidate of the Rally for the Strengthening of Democracy and Development (RSDD) from the Second Constituency of Lomé, and she became President of the Opposition Parliamentary Group. She was elected to the ECOWAS Parliament by the National Assembly on November 2, 2005, receiving 59 votes from the 68 deputies present.
She was also elected to the Pan-African Parliament, becoming one of Togo's five members when it began meeting in March 2004.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese politician and a member of the Pan-African Parliament
Pan-African Parliament
The Pan-African Parliament , also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years...
from Togo.
Adja was born in Lomé
Lomé
Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels...
. She was elected to the National Assembly of Togo
National Assembly of Togo
The unicameral National Assembly of Togo is the country's legislative body. It has a total of 81 members who are elected in a party list proportional representation system...
in the October 2002 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 27 October 2002. Like the previous elections in 1999, they were boycotted by nine opposition parties , following the replacement of the Independent National Electoral Commission by a seven-magistrate committee and a revision of the Electoral Code...
as a candidate of the Rally for the Strengthening of Democracy and Development (RSDD) from the Second Constituency of Lomé, and she became President of the Opposition Parliamentary Group. She was elected to the ECOWAS Parliament by the National Assembly on November 2, 2005, receiving 59 votes from the 68 deputies present.
She was also elected to the Pan-African Parliament, becoming one of Togo's five members when it began meeting in March 2004.