Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri Explained

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri
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Term Start:1982
Term End:August 1984
Term Start2:1982
Term End2:November 1983
Term Start3:?
Term End3:25 August 1984
Predecessor3:Naa C P Imoru[1]
Successor3:Naa Poure Puobe Chiir VII
Nationality:Ghanaian
Occupation:Agricultural Specialist Teacher
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Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri was a Ghanaian teacher, traditional leader and politician. He served as a member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military government.

Politics

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri was appointed as a PNDC member in 1982. He was one of many chiefs to be given political positions under the PNDC.[2] He was later also made the Secretary for Defence between 1982 and 1983.[3] [4]

Nandom-Na

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri was the chief or traditional leader of the people of Nandom. His official title was the Nandom-Na. He remained in this capacity until his death in August 1984. He succeeded Naa C. P. Imoru who died in December 1957.[1] His successor was Naa Poure Puobe Chiir VII.[5]

Occupation

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri in civil life was an Agricultural Specialist Teacher prior to going into politics.[6]

Death

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri died on 25 August 1984 at the age of 60 years in Accra after a short illness. His body was laid in state at the Kwame Nkrumah Conference Centre in Accra. He was buried at Nandom in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lentz . Carola . Ethnicity and the making of history in northern Ghana . 2006 . Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute . Edinburgh . 978-0748624010 . 215 . 27 September 2021.
  2. Book: Joseph A. R. Aryee . Kwame A. Ninsin . Emmanuel Siaw . Aryee . Joseph R. A. . Politics, governance, and development in Ghana . 2019 . Rowman & Littlefield . Lanham . 978-1793603340 . 31.
  3. Web site: Ministers For Defence – Ghana Ministry Of Defence . Ministry of Defence, Ghana . 27 September 2021.
  4. Major shake-up in government . Ghana News . February 1983 . 12 . 2 . 5 . 27 September 2021 . Embassy of Ghana . en.
  5. Samuel Kyei-Boateng . Aryeh . Elvis D. . Refrain from bush burning . Daily Graphic . 4 December 1997 . 14615 . 12 . 27 September 2021 . 0855-1529.
  6. New PNDC member . Ghana News . January 1983 . 12 . 1 . 12 . 27 September 2021 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington DC . en.
  7. Polku Chiiri's Burial . Ghana News . October 1984 . 13 . 10 . 12 . 27 September 2021 . Embassy of Ghana . en.