Dr. Ato Panford, a former NPP member for Shama, has died

Dr. Ato Panford, a former Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Shama Constituency, has passed away. His cause of death is currently unknown, but MyJoyOnline.com sources claim he passed away this morning. According to the source, "Uncle Ato," as he is also known, passed away in the Takoradi GPHA Hospital. Dr. Panford served as Shama's MP during the Fourth Republic's seventh parliament. He served as the senior advisor for enterprise audit at the AfCFTA National Coordinating Office until his death this morning. Already, condolences are flooding in. Alan Kyerematen, a former minister of trade and industry, has expressed sympathy to his family and the party as a whole, for example.