Agyarko’s death shocking – Kufuor
The late Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko served his country diligently, former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said.
According to the former president, Mr Kyeremateng was hardworking and met deadlines for tasks assigned him.
The brother of the now-dismissed Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, died at a hospital in the United States of America after a long battle with illness.
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) now FDA, was born on 10 December 1957 at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region.
He was also the Chairperson of the Environment, Science and Technology Committee of Parliament and once served on the Government’s Assurance and Health Committees.
The late pharmacist-turned-politician obtained a BSc IN Pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 1982.
He was age 61.
Speaking on Accra100.5FM’s Ghana Yensom hosted by Kwabena Prah Jnr. (The Don) on Thursday, 22 November, a day after Mr Agyarko’s demise, Mr Kufuor said: “He did not come across to me as someone who was sick and so his death shocks me.”
“He was hardworking, achieved targets set for him and, so, I will say Ghana has lost a great gem. It is sad that he has died at this age.”
Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com
