1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁for ▁the ▁O bu asi ▁Urban ▁Council . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁Am o ako - Att a ▁was ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁O bu asi ▁elect oral ▁area . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁the ▁N k rum ah ▁government ▁was ▁over th rown ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁In ▁parliament , ▁he ▁remained ▁a ▁back ▁ben cher ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ial ▁Secretary ▁( De put y ▁Minister ) ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Transport . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Regional ▁Commission er ▁( Reg ional ▁Minister ) ▁for ▁the ▁Ash anti ▁Region ▁and ▁after ▁serving ▁for ▁seven ▁months ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁Co - oper atives ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁he ▁was ▁revert ed   to ▁his ▁former ▁post ▁as ▁Regional ▁Commission er ▁for ▁the ▁Ash anti ▁Region . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Br ong ▁A ha fo ▁Region ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁its ▁Regional ▁Commission er ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Ash anti ▁Region ▁as ▁the ▁Regional ▁Commission er . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁office ▁until ▁the ▁coup ▁in ▁ 1