NPP chairman of Tarkwa Nsuaem is dead

Samuel Osei Kofi Boamah popularly known as Africana, the Tarkwa Nsuaem constituency chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP)  has died early Sunday morning at the Tarkwa Government Hospital. According to sources the deceased merely complained of an ache in his leg, and was rushed to the hospital Saturday evening, where he subsequently passed on. Communications director of the party in the Western region Okaatakyie Amankwaah Afriyie confirmed the incident.

 “We have just been informed of his death this morning. He was the chairman for the area when Kufuor came to power then he traveled outside and came back to win the seat again. So it is true, the chairman for the Tarkwa constituency is dead… We are working closely with family and I believe by close of day tomorrow, we may announce when the one week celebration will take place,” he said. According to Ohene Gyan, the latest incident brings to three the number of constituency chairmen of the party who have died over the last few months.