Assemblyman dies fixing streetlight in Koforidua

George Agyei Frempong, Assemblyman for Oguaa Electoral Area in New Juaben South, tragically died from electrocution on Saturday while attempting to fix a streetlight.

The incident occurred when Frempong, who was not a trained electrician, suffered an electric shock and fell from the pole.

Eyewitnesses rushed him to the Eastern Regional Hospital, where he later passed away.

Frempong, a carpenter by profession, was elected as assembly member in the last district assembly elections.