Accra, June 29, GNA - The UK and Ireland Branch of the Convention People's Party (CPP) on Wednesday announced the death in London of its former chairman, Dr Kojo Hanson. A statement issued in Accra said Dr Hanson, 74, died on June 15 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London.

Dr Hanson, who served as a medical doctor in the Ghana Armed Forces, was Ghana's Ambassador to Zaire in the Third Republic. He was Chairman of the UK and Ireland Branch of the CPP from 2000-2002. The statement said funeral arrangements would be announced later.