Renowned Ghanaian fashion designer, Poqua Poku-Mouhtuseb, fondly known as Poqua Poqu, has sadly passed away at the age of 42. The Creative Director of the esteemed ‘Poqua Poqu’ fashion house reportedly breathed her last shortly after giving birth at Lister Hospital in Accra on February 14, 2024.
Death took her away 💔 Rest well Poqua Poqu 😭 pic.twitter.com/71AQo81EuZ
— Akosua Journalist (@Iam_aJournalist) February 15, 2024
Poqua Poqu’s demise is absolutely shattering! A huge loss!
— Ölele | DTS👨🏾🍳🇬🇭 (@OleleSalvador) February 15, 2024
Poqua’s is childbirth.
Bringing life to the world then you lose yours.
When some of you sit here and speak from your disgusting hairlines about childbirth eh i want to enter the phone and slap you.
You don’t know half of it mtchew .
— Ganyobi Ayele Osɔngɔ (@tatascaritas) February 16, 2024
The news of her demise has prompted an outpouring of condolences and tributes from netizens, including celebrities, who extend their heartfelt sympathies to the family of the talented designer.
Poqua, an alumna of Achimota Senior High School and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), leaves behind a grieving husband and three children.