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NPP Former MP
and Ex-Deputy Minister of Finance, Grace Coleman is dead
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Aug 30, Ghanadot -
Inhabitants of Effiduase/Asokore constituency in the Ashanti
region of Ghana have expressed their utter shock at the
demise of Hon. Grace Coleman, former Member of Parliament
(MP) for the area.
The late Grace Coleman was also the former Deputy Minister
of Finance under ex-President Kufuor’s first term of office.
She passed away at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra
on Thursday evening after a protracted illness.
Madam Grace Coleman was also, Ghana’s former ambassador to
the Netherlands under the late President Liman’s regime was
on admission at the nation’s premier hospital for three
weeks after she went into coma at home.
The late Mrs. Coleman, who represented the Effiduase/Asokore
constituents in the August House of Parliament from 1996 to
2004, on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was
cut off completely from the political scene due to
protracted illness.
According to reports, due to ill-health, the celebrated
economist, who was billed to represent her constituents at
the legislature for the fourth time had to back down, a
development which saw the incumbent MP, Hon Frank Agyen,
replacing her.
The NPP constituency secretary, Aseidu Fofie disclosed that
residents of the constituency, irrespective of their
political affiliation, were devastated by the news of the
death of Hon Coleman, report Daily Guide, local newspaper.
He noted that the whole constituency, particularly Effiduase,
went dead silent on Friday afternoon when news broke that
Hon Coleman had passed on to the eternal world.
Mr. Fofie, who predicted a well-deserving final funeral rite
in honour of the departed legislator, said the NPP
constituency executives were meeting to discuss a possible
programme of activities as regards the death of their party
guru. Touching on the achievements and contributions of the
late Deputy Finance Minister, he observed that the vacuum
created by the demise of Hon Coleman would be difficult to
fill.
Meanwhile, Hon Elizabeth Agyeman, MP for Oforikrom, has told
Hello FM, a Kumasi-based radio station that the late madam
Coleman was a role model who would be missed forever,
especially women parliamentarians.
She indicated that the late diplomat would not only be
missed dearly for her compassion towards the cause of women
and children, but also her rich counsel and guidance to MP’s,
particularly female debutants.
Ghanadot
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