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Funeral Service for late member of
Council of State
Accra, Jan.19, GNA- Hailed as a Patriot, Politician,
Diplomat, Barrister and Author, the mortal remains of the
77-old Member of the Council of State, Mr Kwesi Enokpelley
Armah, was on Friday buried in Accra, after a State Funeral
service.
A number of dignitaries, including Vice President Alhaji
Aliu Mahama, the First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor, Ministers
of State, Speaker of Parliament, Mr Sakyi Hughes and
Diplomats filed past the body, which lied in State at the
Ridge Methodist Church where he was a staunch member.
Mr Armah, who was a key member of the Convention People's
Party (CPP) and former High Commissioner to Britain was
eulogised by tributes read by family members, friends, the
State, CPP, a representative of the Ghana National College
Old Students' Association and the Oxford and Cambridge
Association (Ghana).
He was described as a socialist who did not compromise his
Christian beliefs, a nationalist, whose zeal in upholding
the interest of the State was unbending.
Mr Joseph Henry Mensah, Senior Minister, who read a speech
on behalf of the State, described Mr Armah as a man who
exhibited extreme loyalty and attachment to Ghana's first
President, the late Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
Mr Mensah who served with the late Member of the Council of
State during the first republic said Mr Armah fell under the
spell of Dr Nkrumah and dedicated his life to him.
"He was one of the few to be called genuine loyalist to
Nkrumah... During Ghana's year of Jubilee, it is cruel that
he did not live to witness the anniversary," he said.
A tribute read on behalf of Alhaji Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah,
President of Sierra Leone described Mr Armah as a friend and
a brother, who was a driving force of Africa in global
diplomacy.
He cited his efforts in the formation of the Organisation of
African Unity, restructuring of the Commonwealth,
disarmament, world peace and the imperative factor of
China's resumption of membership of the United Nations and a
seat on the Security Council.
Professor Adjei Bekoe, Chairman of the Council of State said
Mr Armah was a firm believer in the rule of law and always
drew attention to issues of fair play and good governance.
Prof. Alexander Kwapong, former Chairman of the Council said
Mr Armah loyally and faithfully carried out the foreign and
pan-African policy objectives of Dr Kwame Nkrumah from his
strategic position in London.
Delivering the sermon, Most Rev.Dr Robert Aboagye-Mensah,
Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, said the
late Mr Armah was able to blend politics with faith in God.
"Our country needs more of such citizens to make our
democracy more vibrant," he observed.
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