[14] In 2007, due to the policy successes his administration chalked up, Kufuor had his mandate renewed in 2004 and was sworn into office on 7 January 2005. Performance & security by Cloudflare. 141Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. [citation needed]. He was a member of the assembly that drafted the constitution of the third republic, and he was elected to Parliament in 1979, serving as deputy minority parliamentary leader. According New Mail, quoting Reuters, Kufuor was flown to South Africa to receive medication after complaining bitterly about an excruciating pain at the spinal cord. Ghana's ex-President Kufuor is dead Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, the former civilian President of Ghana, is dead. 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. MADAM JOSEPHINE Kankam, a younger sister of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, has died at the age of 67. . He argued for the importance of effective development assistance, pointing out that development aid helped Ghana enter the international capital market. 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John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. Available via the MIT or new BSD license. Baker says the NCAA needs help from Congress in the form of a federal law to govern NIL. On 29 January 2007, Kufuor was elected as Chairperson of the African Union for the 200708 AU session. A team of doctors were said to have. Nana . Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has rubbished social media reports and in some sections of the traditional media suggesting that he has forfeited six months of his salary to the State. Corrections? Auntie Adwoa died at the age of 67 on February 12, 2014 after a short illness. [28] [33], On 20 September 2011, Kufuor inaugurated the John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation with a ground-breaking ceremony for the JAK Centre for Leadership, Governance and Development at the University of Ghana, Legon. const schemaOrgItemList = { It's a big shame. if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) { noDfp: 1, Below are the three Industrious children if J. !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 "+c)}else return b;else d(7,b)}function g(a,b){function c(){if(!1===n){for(var c=[],E=0;E 10s");g()},1E4)});"complete"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isComplete"),g());"loaded"===document.readyState&&(v(48,"isLoaded"),k());l(document,"DOMContentLoaded",function(){v(48,"DOMContentLoaded");k();l(document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0],"pageshow",function(){v(48,"body pageshow");g()})});l(document,"readystatechange",function(){var a= What a dick. */ But an aide to the former President Mr Frank Agyekum has called on the public to disregard the falsehood of Mr Kufuors death being peddled by some faceless individuals. (m=!0,l=a,b()):d(19):d(20)},add:function(a){"function"===typeof a? During Ghanas transition back to democracy in 1979, Kufuor returned to public life. This solemn ceremony was graced by some renowned traditional rulers, including the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. "===b[0])!0=== Re: Ghana's Ex-president, Kufuor Is Dead!!! Though Kufuor lost to Rawlings in the national election that year, the NPP nominated him again to stand in the December 2000 election. The rumour about Mr Kufuor s death was all over the country, with people placing calls to close contacts. He died in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday morning following surgical operation on his spine. Kufuor was appointed the Secretary for Local Government in this new government. 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. [8], As a Secretary for Local Government, he wrote the Local Government Policy Guidelines that were to be the foundation of the current decentralised District Assemblies. In a statement, the former President described the reports as fake news and called on the public to completely disregard them. } 8. World Federation of Honorary Consuls' Order of the Gold Star (2008). Nana Owusu Afriyie IV, the Apagyahene, other traditional rulers, the clergy and ministers of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration as well as some current Members of Parliament (MPs) from the various political parties, were also there to mourn with the bereaved family. I went to Nigeria on an invitation by the Nigerian president on its independence to speak on security, development and national transformation.From Nigeria, I went to Switzerland to speak on African business; then I travelled to Germany for an interaction on health issues where I met former presidents and Members of Parliament.Currently, I am in Norway on a similar business. On the global stage, Kufuor actively sought the establishment of a just and equitable international social and economic order, while promoting and safeguarding the interests of Ghana through bilateral and multilateral agreements. As the Spokesman on Foreign Affairs and Deputy Opposition Leader of the Popular Front Party (PFP) Parliamentary Group during the Third Republic, he was invited to accompany President Hilla Limann to the OAU Summit Conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone. 84Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. Ghana's ex-President Kufuor is dead Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, the former civilian President of Ghana, is dead. Kufuor was involved in a car accident during his presidency on 14 November 2007, in which another car collided with his, causing it to roll over several times. In the second round, held on 28 December, Kufuor was victorious, taking 56.9% of the vote. See How To Advertise. This socio-economic vision was encapsulated in the Five Priority Areas Programme, viz., the pursuit of good governance, modernisation of agriculture for rural development, private sector participation, enhanced social services and vigorous infrastructure development. She is alive and currently in her residence at Airport Residential Area". Kufuor was educated at Prempeh College in Kumasi and in Great Britain. if ("undefined" === typeof dlApi) { dlApi = {"target":"unknown/unknown","cookieInfo":"","no_gemius":1,"adsNoBanner":1,"noDfp":1,"tid":"EA-4719209"}; }. dv_path: "NEWS/WORLD", }); You do not have any stains in your white shirt and neither was your government overthrown by unruly soldiers. After Busia was overthrown in 1972, Kufuor spent several years as a businessman in the private sector. He was called to the bar in 1961 at Lincolns Inn, London, and then studied at the University of Oxford, where in 1964 he earned a masters degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. His administration is said to have received the most financial assistance in the history of Ghana, due essentially to donors' distrust for the military governments before it, as well as those with some military connections. Kufuor was said to have been flown to South Africa for medical attention after complaining of an excruciating pain on his spinal cord. Your IP: His stature as statesman, democrat and credible spokesman for Africa found expression in his invitation to major international meetings and conferences including the founding summit of the AU, G8 Summits in Sea Island, Georgia and Glenneagles, Scotland, and the World Economic Forum. He is popularly known as the Gentle Giant. tid: 'EA-4719209', She was said to be the youngest of ex-President Kufuor's surviving siblings. [37], In September 2017, the George Grant University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) appointed Kufour as the first Chancellor of the university,[38] the appointment taking effect from 1 November 2017. if(a===document||!0===h(a,d)){var l;l="function"!==typeof a.getAttribute? .then(function (registration) { } 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. adsNoBanner: 1, [15] What Joy living forever would bring. A lawyer and businessman, he was a minister in Kofi Abrefa Busia's Progress Party government during Ghana's Second Republic, and a Popular Front Party opposition frontbencher during the Third Republic. The administration pursued Ghana's socio-economic transformation in the second term, using the three-pronged approach of private-sector development, human resource development and good governance. On January 7, 2001, Kufuor began his first term as president. Horst Khler, former president of Germany, as its guest speaker. (h.push(a),b()):d(21)},isExec:function(){return m}}}function D(){return document.currentScript&& Kufuor, Nana Owusu Afriyie IV and others at the church service. 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