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(1984-08-25) (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

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. 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. "New PNDC member". Ghana News. 12 (1). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 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. 12 (2). Embassy of Ghana: 5. February 1983. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
6. "Polku Chiiri's Burial". Ghana News. 13 (10). Embassy of Ghana: 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 by S. K. Riley-Poku	Secretary for Defence 1982 – 1983	Succeeded by C. K. Dzang