Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri | |
Native Name: | instead.--> |
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 |
Mawards: | is not set --> |
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.
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]
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]
Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri in civil life was an Agricultural Specialist Teacher prior to going into politics.[6]
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]