Orlando Aryee
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Orlando Aryee
| office = Member of parliament for Okaikwei South constituency
| nationality = Ghanaian
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Stationery Supplier
| termend = 7 January 1997
| termstart = 7 January 1993
| president = Jerry John Rawlings
| succeeded = Nana Akomea
| alma_mater = Ebenezer Secondary School
| honorific_prefix = Hon.
| party = National Democratic Congress
| birth_date = 8 June 1954
}}
Orlando Aryee is a Ghanaian politician and a Stationery Supplier. He served as a member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana for the Okaikwei South constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps-by-year-group/index.php?group=2463 |access-date=2021-02-07 |website=GhanaMps.}}
Early life and education
Orlando Aryee was born on 8 June 1954. he attended Ebenezer Secondary School where he obtained a GCE Ordinary Level.
Career
Orlando Aryee was a former member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana for Okaikwei South constituency and a Stationery Supplier.
Politics
Orlando Aryee was first elected during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 1992 Results - Okaikwei South Constituency|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/1992/greateraccra/131/index.php|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}
He lost the seat in 1996 Ghanaian general election to Nana Akomea of New Patriotic Party who defeated Agbemor Yeboah Ernest of National Democratic Congress, Ohene Georgina Ama Adumea of Convention People's Party (CPP) Kwaku Owiredu of People's National Congress (PNC) and Corley Clottey Benjamin of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to win the Okaikwei south constituency with 35,284 votes representing 44.70% of the share.
His opponents obtained respectively 22,928 votes representing 29.00% of the share; 1,723 votes representing 2.20% of the share; 1,474 votes representing 1.90% of the share and 1,066 votes representing 1.30% of the share.{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 1996 Results - Okaikwei South Constituency|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/1996/greateraccra/131/index.php|access-date=2021-02-07|website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=MP |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/republic/members_parliament.php |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=GhanaWeb}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EyUmAQAAMAAJ&q=Orlando+Aryee |title=1992 Parliamentary Nominations: All Regions Breakdown |date=1993 |publisher=Google books |language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Ghana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCUmAQAAMAAJ&q=Orlando+Aryee|title=Parliamentary Election, Ghana, 29.12.92: Elected Parliamentarians|date=1992|publisher=Government Printer, South Africa|language=en}}
Personal life
He is a Christian.