President Akufo Addo has directed that flags through out the Country should fly at half mast for the next five days in honour of the late former Vice President of the Republic, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur.
Additionally, the President said the late Vice President will be given a full state burial.
Addressing a twenty member delegation led by brother of the late Vice President, Jabesh Amissah Arthur, at the Jubilee House, President Akufo Addo said even though the late Vice President’s wish was to have a very simple and brief ceremony by way of a funeral after his passing, he is owned by the State having served as Vice President of the country.
The President beseeches the family in the deliberations to make room for the State to pay it’s full respect to the Late former Vice President.
In his address on behalf of the family, Jabesh Amissah Arthur, said the family together with State Protocol officials have had very fruitful discussions on the proposed State funeral for the late former President.
To that end, as part of the funeral process, the family will hold a church service on Friday the 6th of July 2018, to observe one week since his passing. He disclosed that at the one week celebration, the family will announce all the plans for the final funeral rights of the late former Vice President.
The former Vice President, Amissah-Arthur, reportedly collapsed at the Air Force Gym, in the early hours of Friday the 26th of June 2018. He was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The Delegation
The delegation to Jubilee house was led by Jabesh Amissah-Arthur, Osabarima of Ogua Traditional area, Nana Kwesi Attah II, and leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alhaji Mahama Iddrisu. The remaining members of the delegation are: Alhaji Baba Kamara, Ruby Armstrong Mensah, Kwesi Anamoah, Cecilia Sowah, Frank Hutchful, Daada Hutchful, Benyiwa Dogoe, Johanna Ankrah, Faustina Kodjo, John Derby Amissah-Arthur, Nana Brew-Butler, Emelia Arthur, James Agyenim Boateng, Araba Amissah-Arthur, and Dr. Kwesi Nyan Amissah-Arthur, Son of the late former Vice President.
Profile of the Late Amissah-Arthur
Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, born April 29, 1951, was an economist, academic and politician who was the fifth Vice-President of Ghana, in office from August 6, 2012, until January 7, 2017, under President John Dramani Mahama.
Previously he was Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012. He was sworn in as Vice-President on August 6, 2012, following vetting by the Parliament of Ghana.
He was nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to be the vice-president a week after Mahama himself was sworn in.
This followed the sudden death of John Atta Mills on July 24, 2012. Amissah-Arthur was a research assistant at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research between 1974 and 1975.
He later joined the Economics Department as a teaching assistant from 1977 to 1978, going on to become an assistant lecturer in 1979. He lectured at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana between 1980 and 1988.
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Common sense should tell you that the Late Amissah Arthur was an asset to the state and therefore compulsorily deserves a state burial. He is not accorded a state burial because he is an akan. Check it, between NDC and NPP who is satanic? we now have arm robbers in power and you say wetin?
I knew Akosua/Ama Sarpongs who worship the oldman Kapwepwe president as a god will come here and insult. Every sane Ghanaian knows that Akufoool Addo is a partisan president whose aim was just to become president of Ghana and nothing else. I waiting for the day he (akufo addo) will come out from Kwasi Nyantakyi's pocket, heheheeee.
First lady you are a f0000L, Amissah Arthur is getting state burial because he is an Akan not because of ndc for idi*ts, he was a human being in the wrong party, but when you allow your stomach to lead you ,you fall into the hands of evil and wicked people. He should have recused like Dr Kwesi Botchway or Totobi Kwakye at the back seat and look at how the evils were grabbing our resources. I feel sad, because another Akan has been sacrificed. Paa Never Rest In Peace, Deal with them. First Lady look for help before it is too late for you. Akpeteshie and Tramadol no good!
You see what abuse of tramadol(tramore)is doing to your brains.
This super incompetent president has only sucuumbed to pressures from NDC social media contributors who since Sunday blasted the old man president of being insensitive by not honouring the late vice president as did to Aliu Mahama by former president Mahama. Now I am waiting for those who thought it was not necessary for the president to direct that all flags should be at half mast to come again. President do-nothing! Now let Akosua/Ama Sarpong come and respond.