Labadi

Labadi, also known as La, is a Peri-urban town in La Dade Kotopon Municipal District in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.^[1]

Labadi Beach

Labadi neighbourhood at sundown.

Location

Footballers training at McDan La Town Park.

Labadi is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Its distance by road from Kotoka International Airport is 7.11 kilometers (3.04 miles).^[2] It is bounded by Osu to the west and Teshie to the east.

Politics

Labadi is in the Dade Kotopon constituency, led by Rita Naa Odoley Sowah of the National Democratic Congress.^[3][4][5] She succeeded Vincent Sowah Odotei, a member of the New Patriotic Party,^[4][5] who also succeeded Nii Amasah Namoale of the National Democratic Congress.^[6]

Notable Labadians

• Rita Naa Odoley Sowah (born 1968), politician, former MCE of La Dade Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LADMA), and member of parliament of La Dade Kotopon Constituency.
• Amon Kotei (1915–2011), commissioned designer of the coat of arms of Ghana.

References

1. "LaDMA – Wuɔ Gbɛɛ! La Gbɛɛ!". Retrieved 2019-11-06.
2. "Distance between Kotoka International Airport, Accra, La Dade-Kotopon, Greater Accra, GHA and Labadi, GHA (Ghana)". DistanceCalculatorGlobefeed. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
3. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
4. "Rita Sowah wins La Dade Kotonpon parliamentary seat". Ghanaian Times. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
5. "Parliamentary Results for Dade Kotopon". GhanaWeb. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
6. "'Bigger disgrace awaits NDC' – Namoale". Graphic Online. 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-06.

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