John Sebiyam Nabila: Former President of National House of Chiefs and Wulugu Naba Passes on Aged 85
- Professor John Sebiyam Nabila, a chief and former President of the National House of Chiefs, has passed on in Accra
- Nabila served as Paramount Chief of the Wulugu Traditional Area in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region
- He previously served in the Hilla Limann administration as Minister for Information and Tourism, and earlier as Minister for Information
Ghana is mourning the passing of one of its most distinguished traditional leaders and scholars, Professor John Sebiyam Nabila.
Nabila, also the Wulugu Naba Professor, died in October after a short illness in Accra. He was 85.
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While his exact date of passing has not been announced, former Vice President was among the first to mourn him publicly on October 30.
A book of condolence has been opened at his private residence in East Legon, Accra, and Joy News reported that on November 2, representatives of the Nabari Naaba, Naambuyi Dokurugu, visited the residence to sign the book on his behalf. The delegation was led by Ali Dokurugu.
Nabila served as Paramount Chief of the Wulugu Traditional Area in the West Mamprusi district of the Northern Region for over 30 years.
He held the title of Chief of Kpasenkpe, the maternal hometown of Bawumia.
His remains are expected to be transported to Kpasenkpe on November 16, with burial scheduled for November 17.
Nabila rose to national prominence when he was elected President of the National House of Chiefs, a position he held from 2008 to 2016.
In governance, he served in the Limann administration as Minister for Information and Tourism, and earlier as Minister for Information, Presidential and Special Affairs.
His academic journey was anchored at the University of Ghana, Legon, where he joined the Department of Geography and Resource Development as a lecturer and rose to become an Associate Professor and Head of Department.
He also led the Population Impact Project at the University, and his research and advocacy significantly shaped population policy and family life improvement efforts in Ghana.
Recent deaths from past administrations
On January 17, 2024, Mark Owen Woyongo, a former Minister of Defence, Interior, and Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, died at the age of 78.
On October 2, 2023, the former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah, died at the age of 77.
In October 2024, Afrifa Yamoah Ponko, a former Chief Executive for Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region, died.
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He joined frontline partisan politics before the 2008 elections, where he was one of the strong voices for the NDC and served in various capacities.
Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Sherry Ayittey, under the National Democratic Congress, passed away on July 22, 2023.
On January 17, 2024, Mark Owen Woyongo, a former Minister of Defence, Interior, and Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, died at the age of 78.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passes on
YEN.com.gh reported that Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings died at Ridge Hospital in Accra.
Agyeman-Rawlings was the First Lady of Ghana from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979 and from December 31, 1981, to January 7, 2001.
The former first lady has been hailed for her commitment to gender rights and advocacy on women’s empowerment and social development.
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