NPP Regional Chairman For Upper West Dies

Source: Ghanaija

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana has lost its Upper West Regional Chairman, Dr Saanbaye Basilide Kangbere, aged 76.

Dr. Kangbere is said to have died at his home in Adjringano in Accra on Friday, June 7, 2024.

Ghanaija understands that he has been battling kidney disease for some time

His death has since been confirmed to the media by Tanko Dauda Daniel, the Upper West regional secretary of the NPP.

Mr. Daniel as at the time of filing this report NPP was yet to receive official communication from the late Chairman’s family.

The first vice chairman of the NPP in the Upper West Region, Mr Adul-Rahman Aziz, is reportedly expected to assume the role of Chairman of the NPP in the Upper West region following the Chairman’s demise.

In 2022 as the incumbent Upper West Regional chairman of the NPP, he was reelected after beating his main contender, Alhaji Mahama Toyina, by a slim margin contrary to earlier concerns about his defeat.

Dr Kangbere garnered 130 votes out of a total of 242 valid votes cast, while his contender, Mr Mahama Toyiba had 112 valid votes.