Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri
Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri | |
|---|---|
| Provisional National Defence Council Member | |
| In office 1982 – August 1984 | |
| Secretary for Defence | |
| In office 1982 – November 1983 | |
| President | Jerry Rawlings |
| Preceded by | S. K. Riley-Poku |
| Succeeded by | C. K. Dzang |
| Nandom-Na | |
| In office ? – 25 August 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Naa C P Imoru[1] |
| Succeeded by | Naa Poure Puobe Chiir VII |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 25 August 1984 (aged 59–60) Accra |
| Resting place | Nandom |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation | Agricultural 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri in civil life was an Agricultural Specialist Teacher prior to going into politics.[2]
Death
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "New PNDC member". Ghana News. 12 (1). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 12. January 1983. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ministers For Defence – Ghana Ministry Of Defence". Ministry of Defence, Ghana. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Major shake-up in government". Ghana News. 12 (2). Embassy of Ghana: 5. February 1983. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Polku Chiiri's Burial". Ghana News. 13 (10). Embassy of Ghana: 12. October 1984. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ 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.