Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes [SEP] place of birth
Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes
Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes (born 4 September 1939) was the Speaker of the Ghanaian parliament between 2005 and 2009.
Early life.
Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes was born on 4 September 1939 at Cape Coast, the capital of the Central Region of Ghana. He had his basic education at Cape Coast Government Boys School from 1945 to 1953. His secondary education was at Adisadel College between 1954 and 1960. In 1961 he gained admission to the University of Ghana, Legon, where he obtained
a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. He then attended the Ghana School of Law, graduating with an LLB in 1966.
Career.
Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes was admitted to the Ghana Bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana in 1966. He was in private legal practice in Accra and Takoradi in the Western Region from October 1966. He was appointed notary public by the Chief Justice of Ghana in 1974. He rose to the level of Senior Advocate in 1990. Sekyi-Hughes was the