Dorcas Affo-Toffey

Dorcas Affo-Toffey (born 4 May 1975) is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, philanthropist and politician. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). She is the member of parliament for the Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region.

Early life and education Dorcas Affo-Toffey was born on 4 May 1975, in Tikobo No. 1 to the late Stephen Ackah Toffey and Mary Afo Danyi. She had her basic school in Tikobo No. 1 and Ideal Preparatory school in Takoradi and gained admission to the Nkroful Agriculture Secondary School in 1986 where she had her secondary school education. After completing her secondary school education, she relocated to the United States to join her brothers. During that period she studied courses on dental hygiene, real estate management, branding and customer service.

Career For over 25 years, Afo-Toffey worked in different sectors during her stay in the U.S. Since 7 January 2021, she has been one of the 40 women and the only one from the Western Region representing their respective constituencies in the 8th Parliament.

9th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana

In the December 2024 parliamentary elections, Affo-Toffey, successfully maintained her seat, achieving a significant victory of 25,349 votes. Her closest competitor, Paul Essien from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), secured 14,195 votes. Nana Blay Mienzah, the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party (CPP), received 306 votes. She serves as a member on the Gender and Children Committee and the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament. She stressed on the urgent need to reopen and regularize land border crossing at key entry points in the Jomoro Constituency such as Elubo, Jaway wharf, Newtown, Ellenda wharf and other border towns in Ghana. This was due to having several towns in her constituency serving as border towns between Ghana and Ivory Coast.

Sports On 24 March 2021, Affo-Toffey completed the purchase of the Ghana Division One League club Proud United. The club's name was changed to Jomoro FC and relocated from Accra, Greater Accra Region to Jomoro in the Western Region. The club was set to play its home games at the Crosby Awuah Memorial Park (CAM), in Aiyinase, home grounds of Karela United following the takeover.

Personal life She is married and has two daughters: Francine Koffi (Fantana, a musician in Ghana) and Lynelle Koffi (a cybersecurity professional in the USA).