Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has joined the way of all mortals when he passed on to eternal glory on Friday, Peacefmonline.com can confirm.
Mr. Amissah-Arthur reportedly collapsed at the Air Force Gym during a workout session and was rushed to the 37 Military Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Communications Director at the seat of Government, Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin, confirmed the news in an interview with Nana Yaw Kesseh on PeaceFm's "Kokrokoo" Morning Show.
He died at the age of 67.
Profile
Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur (29 April 1951–29 June 2018) was a Ghanaian economist, academic and politician who was the sixth Vice-President of Ghana, in office from 6 August 2012 until 7 January 2017, under President John Dramani Mahama. Previously he was Governor of the Bank of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.
He was sworn in as Vice-President on 6 August 2012, following vetting by the Parliament of Ghana. He was nominated by President John Dramani Mahama to be the vice-president a week after Mahama himself was sworn in. This followed the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012.
Early Life and Education
Amissah-Arthur was born at Cape Coast, the capital of the Central Region of Ghana. His mother is from the Hutchful family and his father is from the Amissah-Arthur family. Both families originated from Cape Coast. He completed his secondary education at the Mfantsipim School, where he obtained the GCE Ordinary Level in 1969 and the GCE Advanced Level in 1971. He proceeded to the University of Ghana at Legon, where he obtained the B.Sc. in 1974 and M.Sc. in 1976, both in Economics.
Economics and Consultancy
Amissah-Arthur was a research assistant at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research between 1974 and 1975. He later joined the Economics Department as a teaching assistant from 1977 to 1978, going on to become an assistant lecturer in 1979. He lectured at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana between 1980 and 1988. He has also been a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Anambra State College of Education, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria (August 1981 – July 1983). He went into politics until 1997.
He worked as a consultant for the World Bank in The Gambia. He also served as a consultant for the Netherlands' government education project in Ghana. He then worked as Senior Economist for the Sigma One Corporation in Ghana between 1998 and 2000. Between 2001 and 2002, he was on assignment for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Political Life
From 1983 to 1986, Amissah-Arthur served as a special assistant to the Secretary of Finance and Economic Planning, Kwesi Botchwey, in the Provisional National Defense Council government. Subsequently, he was 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 Rawlings governmentafter the establishment of constitutional rule until March 1997.
Amissah-Arthur was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Ghana in October 2009 by President John Atta Mills. He held this position until 6 August 2012, when he became Vice-President of Ghana following the death of Atta Mills.
Personal Life
Amissah-Arthur was married to Matilda Amissah-Arthur with two children. He was a Christian and was known to worship at the Calvary Methodist Church at Adabraka in Accra.
Our condolences to the bereaved family, the NDC and all associates.
May his soul rest in perfect peace!
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One of the few good people in the NDC.I hate the NDC with a passion but this was a good gentle man .A civilised man in the midst of uncivilised Neanderthals.Take this man ,then Seth Tekper ;and maybe a few others the NDC is the devil's pit.But such is life.Those who have stolen millions of the country's funds ;funds that could give some poor sods potable water ,funds that could give education and erudition to many of our poor folks are alive and going for holidays in Dubai.May the good LORD keep his gentle soul.
The fantes in ndc must start voting with their feet and join other parties.....this mysterious death of PK is one too many. Why all the deaths around mahama......it is time to figure out what the hell is going on.
He was peaceful and calm. Belonged to the wrong party, he was sidelined and had very little influence on the Economy because he was not given the chance. Yet, the late Vice Pee did well for mother Ghana. God knew in advance that this day, he will die in Peace. His soul has found rest in his Maker. May he rest in the bosom of the Almighty God.
When a gaayy man die we don't cry but we laugh hahahahaha. At least now our little boys ***barred word*** will be free from this ***barred word*** gaaayy man. Hahahahaha
Ndc, we are going to demonstrate against death or is it press conference, this time? Sure, we are people who always do this against every thing under the sun.
REST IN PERFECT PEACE
He told Mahama ,he was going to contest against him.BAAAM
NDC AND KILLINGS
may he find favour and rest with the Lord.
From ARKAAH to MILLS to PAA KWESI!!!!!!! Hmmmmm ! NDC not for AKANS. PAA REST PEACE.