According to a statement signed by Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, "Mrs. Theresa Kufuor has not passed away. General News of Tuesday, 15 November 2016. /* 8. During Ghanas transition back to democracy in 1979, Kufuor returned to public life. Her body had since been deposited at the morgue for autopsy. Transporting someone with a spinal problem is a problem by itself. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a1311ae1dbce3b3 It's a big shame. A. Kufour. In this episode of Foot Prints, Samuel Attah-Mensah interviews Former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, as the former president tells his story on C. After hundreds of people had taken turns to pay their last respects to Auntie Adwoa, the body was sent to the St. Cyprians Anglican Church in Kumasi for a memorial service. He was also a member of the parliamentary delegation that visited the United States in 1981 to talk to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on Ghana's economic problems. He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday morning following surgical operation on his spine. see: http://github.com/szagi3891/AMDLoader for details Get our Top Stories delivered to your inbox, Russian economy more resilient than West thought when introducing sanctions Putin, Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 40. [1], The scion of a royal and an aristocratic maternal lineage, John Kufuor was born in Daaban a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, and started his primary and elementary school at the Kumasi Government School located in Asem built by Sir Gordon Guggisberg. He is popularly known as the Gentle Giant. !0:!1;if("HTML"===a.tagName)return!0}function g(b){if(b===a)return!0;if(q(b))return!1}function h(a,b){function c(a){f++;if(200
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"itemListElement": [] He set up the National Ambulance Service and built more than 205 hospitals and clinics. World Federation of Honorary Consuls' Order of the Gold Star (2008). John Kufuor, in full John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, (born December 8, 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast [now Ghana]), Ghanaian businessman and politician who served as president of Ghana (200109). But speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, February 23, the former Press Secretary of former President John Kufuor said nobody deserves preferential treatment in . His comments follow suggestions by some NPP members that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should be given the nod to replace President Akufo-Addo for the 2024 elections. Also join us across all of our other channels - we love to be connected! He was called to the London bar in 1961. She is alive and currently in her residence at Airport Residential Area, the statement signed by a Senior Aide andspokesman for the former, Kwabena Osei-Adubofour stated. dlApi = Object.assign(dlApi, { f)k.push(f);else{d(8,a+" -> "+e[p]);return}}g(k,c)}):d(9,f)},requireModules:g,requireOne:m,define:function(a,b){var c=D();if(!0!==l)null===c?w(49,""):w(49,D().getAttribute("src"));else{if(null!==c&&(c=c.getAttribute("src"),c in e)){e[c].setDefine(a,b);return}c=s.getActialLoading();u(c)?c in e?e[c].setDefine(a,b):d(46,c):q.push({deps:a,define:b})}}}}(),s=null,z=[],I=(new Date).getTime();t(window,"require",r,!1,27);t(window,"define",F,!1,28);t(r,"runnerBox",function(a){function b(a){x in a||(a[x]=m()); Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. Some of them wailed uncontrollably as they filed past the motionless body of their beloved Auntie Adwoa. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 141Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. } Nairaland - Copyright 2005 - 2023 Oluwaseun Osewa. Policy direction in Kufuor's second presidential term built on the foundations laid in the first four years. This page was last edited on 1 February 2023, at 06:55. Unblock notifications in browser settings. 84Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. Open Letter To Ex-President Kufuor March 2, 2022 Columnist John Kufuor Dear Friend, It is an undeniable fact that you are the luckiest former Head who ever ruled this land of our birth. if (typeof dlApi === 'undefined') { The nicely dressed body of Auntie Adwoa was laid in state at the Apagyafie Saturday morning, and people from all walks of life came to pay their last respects to her. For his son, the Ghanaian businessman, see, Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, George Grant University of Mines and Technology, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Tokyo International Conference on African Development, "How Kufuor met his wife and married at age 23 - MyJoyOnline.com", "Footprints with former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor", "Chief Kufuor eyes Atwima Nwabiagya seat", "Former President Agyekum Kufuor turns 82 today", "ECOWAS creates peace fund, retains Kufuor as chairman", "Ghana's president involved in a car crash", "KATH, Accident, Emergency Centre takes shape", "More Pregnant Women Register Under Free Maternal Health Care Programme", "Kufuor inaugurates model School at Praso", "Effects of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre on Rural Enterprise Growth among Women Beneficiaries in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana", "The Kufuor years (2001 2009): Economic Policies and Achievements", "President Tasks NSC To Manage Stadium Well", "After a Long Wait Ghana Finally Made the FIFA World Cup Tournament in Germany in 2006", "Freemason is not occult nor a secret society - Former Prez Kufuor", "Outside Review Supports World Bank Group Reform", "I am happy to see you Rawlings says Kufuor", "Kufuor Inaugurates Young Entrepreneurs Network", "Sanitation and Water for All at Stockholm World Water Week 2013", "NPP supporters besiege Kufuor's residence To stop him from attending Mahama's inauguration", "His Excellency Former President John Agyekum Kufuor Appointed Chancellor of UMaT", "Kufuor's appointment as UMaT Chancellor well-deserved Akufo-Addo", "Prez. Ex-President Kufuor informed of the death of the Drobomanhene [31] Kufuor is the Governing Council Chairman of Interpeace, an international peacebuilding organisation based in Geneva since October 2009. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. His social vision was focused on unleashing the entrepreneurial, creative and innovative potential of Ghanaians as a means of creating wealth and hence dealing with the social challenges facing them. The foundation said the significant achievements of these two Laureates illustrate that transformational leadership truly can effect positive change and greatly improve people's lives. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. 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