President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Namibia on the passing of their President, His Excellency Hage Geingob.
Hage Geingobdied early on Sunday February 4 in a hospital in the capital, Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He was 82.
First elected president in 2014, Geingob was Namibia’s longest serving prime minister and third president. Namibia is to hold presidential and national assembly elections towards the end of the year.
Geingob, who was serving his second term as president, revealed in January that he was receiving treatment for cancer.
A biopsy after a routine medical check-up in January had revealed “cancerous cells”, Geingob’s office said at the time.
“It is with utmost sadness and regret that I inform you that our beloved Dr Hage G Geingob, the president of the Republic of Namibia has passed on today,” said a statement on Sunday from the acting president, Nangolo Mbumba.
In a statement, President Akufo-Addo said “The Ghanaian people and I express our deepest condolences to the Government and people of Namibia on the untimely passing of their President, His Excellency Hage Geingob. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Namibian nation during this challenging time.”