Story: Kofi Yeboah
THE President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has signed a book of condolence in honour of the former Speaker of Parliament, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, at his residence at La in Accra.
Dr Chambas said the news of Mr Adjetey’s death came as a big shock to him because the last time he met the former Speaker, early this year, he (Speaker) looked physically fit and mentally alert.
He described Mr Adjetey as someone who was held in high esteem by everyone, saying, “he was somebody who was highly principled and possessed clear analytical and persuasive powers”.
Dr Chambas said as a lawyer, Mr Adjetey distinguished himself, while as a Speaker, “he was highly respected and highly regarded by both sides of the isle, and there is no question in my mind that our nation has lost a great role model”.
He expressed his heartfelt condolence and sympathy to the bereaved family.
Present were some family members of the late Speaker, including Mrs Johanna Adjetey, wife, Mr Larry Adjetey, son, Mrs Miranda Adjetey Rockson, daughter, and Mr Jonas Sowah Quaye, nephew.
On behalf of the family, Mr Quaye thanked Dr Chambas for his show of sympathy.
He said Mr Adjetey would have joined Dr Chambas to receive an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Ghana last Sunday, which marked his birthday, and that would have been a double celebration for him. Unfortunately death decided to stop all that celebration.
Mr Quaye said the family was still working out a date for the funeral of the late Speaker.
Mr Adjetey died at the age of 76 on July 15, 2008, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness.
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