Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri
Provisional National Defence Council Member
In office
1982 – August 1984
Secretary for Defence
In office
1982 – November 1983
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byS. K. Riley-Poku
Succeeded byC. K. Dzang
Nandom-Na
In office
? – 25 August 1984
Preceded byNaa C P Imoru[1]
Succeeded byNaa Poure Puobe Chiir VII
Personal details
Died25 August 1984(1984-08-25) (aged 59–60)
Accra
Resting placeNandom
NationalityGhanaian
OccupationAgricultural Specialist Teacher

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.[2] He was one of many chiefs to be given political positions under the PNDC.[3] He was later also made the Secretary for Defence between 1982 and 1983.[4][5]

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.[6] He succeeded Naa C. P. Imoru who died in December 1957.[1] His successor was Naa Poure Puobe Chiir VII.[7]

Occupation

Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri in civil life was an Agricultural Specialist Teacher prior to going into politics.[2]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Lentz, Carola (2006). Ethnicity and the making of history in northern Ghana. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press for the International African Institute. p. 215. ISBN 978-0748624010. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "New PNDC member". Ghana News. Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. 12 (1): 12. January 1983. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ Joseph A. R. Aryee; Kwame A. Ninsin; Emmanuel Siaw (2019). Aryee, Joseph R. A. (ed.). Politics, governance, and development in Ghana. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 31. ISBN 978-1793603340.
  4. ^ "Ministers For Defence – Ghana Ministry Of Defence". Ministry of Defence, Ghana. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Major shake-up in government". Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana. 12 (2): 5. February 1983. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Polku Chiiri's Burial". Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana. 13 (10): 12. October 1984. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ Samuel Kyei-Boateng (4 December 1997). Aryeh, Elvis D. (ed.). "Refrain from bush burning". Daily Graphic (14615): 12. ISSN 0855-1529. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
Political offices Preceded byS. K. Riley-Poku Secretary for Defence 1982 – 1983 Succeeded byC. K. Dzang
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