A former Member of Parliament who represented the people of Shama on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (Dr Ato Panford) has died.According to reports he died on Sunday, February 12, 2023, in the morning. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed, however, reports suggest he died at the GPHA Hospital in Takoradi.Dr Panford was the MP for Shama in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic.
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Until his demise, he was the senior Advisor of Enterprise Audit – AfCFTA National Coordinating Office.Tributes have already started pouring in. For instance, the former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has commiserated with his family and the party as a whole.
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In a Facebook post, he said “I have received with sadness the passing of my very good friend and former Member of Parliament for Shama Constituency, Dr Ato Panford.<img src="
alt="Former NPP MP for Shama, Dr Ato Panford dead" class="wp-image-10032261279" title="Former NPP MP for Shama, Dr Ato Panford dead" />“I spoke to the wife,
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son and a few family members a while ago.
was an astute expert in International Trade and Commerce and distinguished himself as an Industrialist with over 25 years in the Private and Public sectors.”Source: Myjoyonline
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