On a day filled with grief, the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur’s widow, Matilda Amissah-Arthur’s tribute was tinged with anger on a day the nation had gathered to pay final respects to the former Vice President.
In Matilda Amissah-Arthur’s tribute, she said she had been amazed by the number of people who had shown her love following the passing of her husband, but not for the right reasons.
“I asked myself, is this Ghana? Are all these people in Ghana because the maligning, the lies, the treachery, the wickedness, the deliberately changing things so that you could look better than others.”
Her tribute appeared to share the sentiments of those who felt Kwesi Amissah-Arthur was marginalized by his party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) despite his decades worth of service to the party.
“Today I asked the same question, did people really know my husband. Did people take time to know him? The false accusations, the lies, the maligning. Did they know him?”
But in words of comfort, she concluded saying her family cherished the late Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.
“We knew you, and we know you are a rare gem, and we treasure you, and we are very proud of you,” she said.
“A thousand tears won’t bring you back. I know because I have cried. But I know that you made your mark in this country and beyond and you touched many lives and those who cared to know you and those who gave you time to prove yourself know what a rare gem you are.”
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur died on June 29, 2018, after he collapsed at the Airforce Gym in Accra during a workout session.
He is expected to be buried at the military cemetery in Accra.
About Amissah-Arthur
Before becoming Vice President in August 2012, he was Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.
From 1983 to 1986, Amissah-Arthur served as a special assistant to the Secretary of Finance and Economic Planning, Kwesi Botchwey under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) government.
He also served as the Deputy Secretary for Finance in the PNDC government from February 1986 to March 1993.
From April 1993, he continued as the Deputy Minister for Finance in the under the Fourth Republic’s first government until March 1997.
Mr. Amissah-Arthur, 67, was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Ghana in October 2009 by then-President John Atta Mills.
He held that position until August 6, 2012, when he became Vice-President of Ghana following the death of Atta Mills.
A wife and two children survive him.
Source: citinewsroom.com/UTV
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Rarely do we speak of bad things about the dead in a tribute. In 99 cases out of 100, the good side of the departed is showcased. Did Madam Amissah-Arthur expect those who stood behind the podium to speak ill of her husband on this solemn occasion? How would she have felt if those who throng her home to commiserate with her in that moment of her grief, had said nasty things about her husband. That would have been very wicked of them. I do admit the former vice president was a non-insulting politician who conducted himself very well but that does not mean he did not make mistakes. Trust me, those mistakes would never be highlighted in any tribute made during his funeral service. That is the Ghanaian culture for you and must stay so because in our traditional set up, we don't denigrate the dead.
such a sober ceremony, you couldn't even comport yourself. What an arrogant woman! Do you remember when your husband said we shouldn't vote for a short man?
Look I am an SHS student and trust me even 20 true or false questions are not easy to solve.I take 2 hours to do one simple algebra question. How can one person alone be given 170 economic questions to solve? Why? Adean? Those questions were too many and too difficult. And Ghanaians both NDC and NPP were watching, nobody had the sense to beg for the questions to be reduced. One man, 170 questions? Maa Matilda you were even charitable, you should have brought an egg and Schnapp. PK due wai
ALL THE POLITICIANS AT THE FUNERAL GET THEIR SHARE OF THE INSULT AND YOU CANNOT BLAME ANY ONE FOR THOSE EXCEPT YOURSELF WHO DECIDE TO JOIN POLITICS. SHE SHOULD HAVE CONCENTRATED ON MOURNING THAN RPLYING PEOPLES INSULTS. AFTER ALL NO ONE IS PERFECT AND WHEN SOME ONE DIES WE DONT TALK NEGATIVE ABOUT THAT PERSON. APART FROM THAT, PEOPLE MAY BE GENUIENELY SORRY FOR WHAT HAPPEN TO HIM. HOW WILL YOU KNOW LOOKING AT THE FACES. PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CEREMONY BECAUSE AMISSAH ARTHUR NOT YOU.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO REPLY YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS,DONT BE PHUUULISSSH !!!
Maa Matilda paa. Infront of all these dignitaries? Oh Maa hmm oh well
This arrogant fante lady should be told that not all Ghanaians told her dead husband amissah-arthur go into this Ghanaian toxic and evil politics besides her husband made a wrong choice by joining the NDC party who used him and spat him out ;how dare she say all Ghanaians are hypocrates when her husband Amissah-Arthur agreed and condoned stilling and corruption by Jon Mahama and the ndc loot from Ghanaians ; when it suited her and her husband Missah-Arthur they kept mute and along with the NDC evil acts of stilling from school children ; at the time she thought her husband was OKAY !!!!!; how do you get mixed up with this mafia cessipit of ***barred word*** minded thiffs masqurading as politicians ; how do you get mixed up with people like Asiedu Nketia ; felix kwarkye; kofi adams ; alex segbefiaa as political colleagues when you knew these were stillers -IT WAS GREED AND SELFISHNESS besides do you think you are better than the wife of Atta Mills or the wives of the officers who JJ rawlings murdered for her husband Amissah-arthur to join jj Rawlings government
i am very sad , this woman attitude has shadow the beauty of this well organize programme and have shifted every body attention
You are not sound in your heard. So if naadu mills chose to be quiet over professor mills, every widow should do the same. Good for naadu, but we fantis don't normally mince our words. Congrats, madam amissah Arthur.
but your husband was a gay and everybody knows it. you know it your self. he even admitted that he knows the gay guy who came out to say he was his gay partner from school days till the time he became the governor of the bank of ghana, so what are you talking about? just thank akufo addo for doing this for you and husband. which president have than this for his opposition vice presidents when they die here in ghana, you are a big disgrace, woman of no chalk...