Samuel Okudzeto was born on the 4th of September 1935 and is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer.  Aged three, he lived in Mafi Kumasi in the Volta Region and then went to stay with his father at ten years in Adidome where he attended the local Presbyterian School.  His secondary school was Zion College in Anloga popularly called ZICO.  Upon completion he taught for a short period, worked as a clerk for the Electricity Corporation and then left to the United Kingdom to study Secretarial Accounting at the Leeds College of Commerce. He then went to Kings College London to study law graduating on the 9th of July 1963 and returning to Ghana.  He set up his own law firm in 1971.  He was elected as a Member of Parliament and served as chair of the Public Accounts Committee as well as President of the Ghana Bar Association.  He worked on the Legal Aid Committee, Prison’s Service Council, General Legal Council and Judicial Council.  He was a vociferous voice against injustices by various governments which earned him stints in prison.  Under the government of Nana Addo he was made a Member of the Council of State and awarded the Order of the Star of Ghana on the 30th of December 2024.  His amazing life story can be found in his book Sam.