November 22, 2018
The Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency in the Greater Accra region, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko is reported dead at age 61 in a US hospital after a short illness.

The deceased was the Chairman of the Environment, Science and Technology Committee in Parliament. He was also a member of the Government Assurance and Health Committees.

He became MP for the area when he took over from the current Chief of Staff, Frema Osei-Opare since January 7, 2013 till his unfortunate demise.

The late Kyeremanteng Agyarko who was a former Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Board now Authority (FDA) from 2001- 2009 and a native of Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region was born on December 10, 1957.

He was a Fellow of the Ghana College of Pharmacists and was the brother of former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko.

He is reported to have left behind two wives and seven (7) children.

Christian Kpesese/ghanamps.com