A former Minister of Defence Mark Owen Woyongo has died.
The Woyongo Family head, Mr. Awini Zinge, confirmed the death in a statement on Thursday, January 18.
The former Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central was 74 years old. He died on Wednesday, January 17 at the Bank of Ghana Hospital in Accra.
Woyongo first stood for election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election, winning 41.7% of the votes and losing to Joseph Kofi Adda of the New Patriotic Party by 1,130 votes (3.5%).
He was however appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by President Mills in his government in 2009.
He was retained in this position by President Mahama following the death of Mills. In 2013, he was nominated by President Mahama for the position of Minister for Defence