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Government says Ala Adjetey's death is great loss to nation
Accra, July 15, Ghanadot/GNA - The Office of the President on Tuesday
described the death of Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, former Speaker
of Parliament, as a great loss to the nation.
The death of Mr. Ala Adjetey comes about two weeks after
President John Agyekum Kufuor conferred on him a national
award- Order of the Star (Member Division) - for his
selfless role in the development of the Legislature and the
Public Service.
The statement signed by Mr. Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to
the President and Presidential Spokesman, said the whole
nation was “saddened by the untimely fall of this great man
who served at the highest level with great devotion and
commitment and made a great difference in every area that he
was involved in”.
"He will be particularly remembered for the fine leadership
he provided as the Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament
during the first term of President Kufuor’s Administration,
as indeed, he did in all the other areas he served in after
his tenure in Parliament," the statement read.
The statement further expressed the government's condolence
to the bereaved family.
Mr Ala Adjetey, 76, the second Speaker of the Parliament in
the Fourth Republic, died after a short illness on Tuesday
morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
He left behind six children and his 75 year-old wife
Johanna.
GNA
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