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| Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur on the left, shocked Nana Akuffo Addo in spectacles on the right. |
Ghanaian President Nana Addo - Danqwa Akuffo Addo has expressed shock in reaction to the departure of his colleague Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur in a Facebook post.
The President expressed grief about the sudden misfortune ;
"I have learnt with shock and great sadness the sudden death of the former Vice President of the Republic, His Excellency Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur," President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo wrote.
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| Prez. Nana Addo expresses grief. |
The President also added that Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur has contributed to the public life of the country.
"He has been a longstanding public servant, who discharged his duties with dignity. The news of his death is unfortunate, since he appeared to have a lot to contribute to the public life of our country," President Akufo-Addo added.
"My thoughts and sympathies are with his wife, children and family. I extend my deepest condolences to them, and also to the former President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, and to the National Democratic Congress, of which the former Vice President was a prominent member. Ghana has lost a fine public servant. May his soul rest in perfect peace," President Akufo-Addo posted.
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| Former vice president, Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur passes on. |
Report reaching Societal Vibz from credible sources indicates that Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur has passed on Friday morning at the Air force Gym - Accra during a workout.
Reports say, the former vice President collapsed in the process of the workout.
Paa Kwesi Amissah Bekoe Arthur was rushed immediately to the 37 military hospital, where He was pronounced dead.
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Amissah-Arthur was born at Cape Coast. His mother is from the Hutchful family and his father is from the Amissah-Arthur family, both 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.
From 1983 to 1986, Amissah-Arthur served as a special assistant to the Secretary of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwesi Botchwey, in the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC) 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 government after the establishment of constitutional rule until March 1997.
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Amissah-Arthur was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Ghana in October 2009 by President JohnEvans Atta Mills. He held that position until August 6, 2012, when he became Vice-President of Ghana following the death of President Atta Mills.