A former Member of Parliament on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia has been reported dead.
Details surrounding the death of the former MP remain sketchy. However close family sources confirmed to newsalertgh that she passed away in the late hours of Tuesday, January 9, 2024, after a brief illness.
Referred to as a mother for all, she served with distinction as Deputy Upper East Regional Minister under former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
She served as a Member of Parliament for Builsa North from 2005 to 2009 and lost her reelection bid to the NDC’s Timothy Ataboadey in the 2008 General elections.
During her time as an MP, she was particularly focused on women’s empowerment, making it a habit to address the issue each year on Women’s Day.
She delivered several statements on the floor of parliament to draw attention from the government and the world to the challenges faced by northern women.
Agnes Chigabatia was born on 20 October 1956 at Chuchuliga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. She acquired her middle school education at Adda Middle School in Navrongo and Ayieta Middle School in Sandema.
She later had her secondary school education at St. Francis Girls’ Senior High School, Jirapa. She furthered her education at the Accra Polytechnic where she acquired an Advance Level in Catering Certificate.
