The political and legal terrain of Ghana has had its part of deaths over a period of time, noting that, the long stretch of October has been one of the saddest months with the passing of a few prominent characters in the country. Here are 3 prominent politicians who have died in October.
3 Prominent Politicians Who Have Died In October
Theresa Kufour
The wife of former Ghanaian President, John Agyekum Kufour died on October 1 after a short sickness in Accra. Theresa Kufuor served as Ghana’s Most memorable Lady from 2001 to 2009 when her husband was the country’s head of state.
John and Theresa were honored with five kids – J. Addo Kufuor, Nana Ama Gyamfi, Saah Kufuor, Agyekum Kufuor and Owusu Afriyie Kufuor. They additionally have eight grandchildren.
The couple initially met at a Republic Day Anniversary Dance in London in 1961 and started courting before marrying in 1962.
E.T. Mensah
Enoch Teye Mensah was the former Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra Region. He kicked the bucket in South Africa after a short disease.
During the hour of the PNDC military regime in Ghana, he was the long-term Chief Leader of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). He joined the National Democratic Congress when it was formed in 1992.
He additionally represented the parliamentary election in 1996 and was chosen MP for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, holding the seat for very almost two decades.
After the NDC lost the 2000 elections, he continued as a member of parliament. Mensah forfeited the NDC primaries to Sam George on 21 November 2015.
He once served as the Minority Chief Whip in parliament before the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2008. In January 2009, he turned into the Majority Chief Whip in Parliament.
Akoto Ampaw
Human rights activist and well known Ghanaian lawyer Akoto Ampaw kicked the bucket on October 20 at the University of Ghana Medical Center in Accra.
He was the attorney for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 election petition.
Known as ‘Che Che’ right from his student days at the University of Ghana, Mr. Ampaw was essential for the New Patriotic Party’s legal team in the Electoral Petition of 2013.
He is an accomplice of Akufo-Addo’s law firm, Akufo-Addo, Prempeh and Co.
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Attorney Ampaw has a faultless heritage in the legal crew particularly championing human rights missions and fair justice.
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