Former Interior Minister Mark Woyongo dies

Mark Owen Woyongo, the former MP of Navrongo, has sadly passed away.

In an official statement released by the Woyongo family on Thursday, January 18, it was revealed that he had died at the Bank of Ghana Hospital on Wednesday, January 17. Mr. Awini Zinge, the Head of the Woyongo Family, expressed deep sorrow and announced the loss of their beloved son and brother, Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo.

He had served as the Interior Minister and previously represented Navrongo in Parliament. After his defeat in the 2016 election, Mark Woyongo retired from politics. Tragically, he had recently laid his son, Kenneth Kwotua, to rest at the age of 49. Alongside his grieving family, his wife, Cecilia Wuni Woyongo, survives him.

Additionally, Mark Woyongo was the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Tamale-based Diamond FM.