Late J. H Mensah burial slated for August 17

President Akufo-Addo has said government will honour the late John Henry Mensah with a state burial, which will be held on Friday, August 17, 2018.

This announcement was made on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, when the family of the late J.H. Mensah paid a courtesy call on the President at Jubilee House to formerly inform the President of the demise of the late NPP member.

President Akufo-Addo said J.H Mensah mentored him and many members of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition, as well as many of the Members of Parliament who entered the House in 1996.

“From the days of Presidents Nkrumah through to Busia, and eventually Rawlings and J.A Kufuor, if there be anyone worthy of mention to have served his country well, then”, the President said.

He, thus, described J.H. Mensah’s passing as “a huge loss to this nation”, and assured the family, therefore, that a befitting burial ceremony will be given to him.

J.H Mensah, until his death, was a founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party. He served the country from 1953, till his passing on 12 August 2018, at the ripe old age of 89.

His last official appointment was in 2005, when he was appointed Senior Minister by the 2nd President of the 4th Republic, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor.

ABOUT LATE J.H  MENSAH

J.H. Appiah was a well-respected figure in the NPP, serving in three different ministerial positions during John Agyekum Kufuor’s time as President.

He retired from active politics in 2005, having been appointed as Senior Minister by the then President Kufour.

The late J.H. Appiah was also a key player in Parliament, becoming the first man to serve as Minority leader and a Majority leader in the Fourth Republic.

His working experience dates back to 1953 when he was appointed as an Assistant Inspector of Taxes by the colonial administration.

Between 1954 and 1958, he worked as a Research Fellow in Economics at the University of Ghana, before joining the United Nations (UN) in 1958.

At the UN, he served as an Economic Affairs Officer at the Centre for Development Planning, Projections and Policies, in New York.

XMr. Mensah also rose to become Minister of Finance and Economic Planning as well as a Member of Parliament (MP) during the era of the Progress Party (PP).

He went on to occupy several positions – both home and abroad – before passing on at the age of 89.

Some other prominent positions he held include: Chairman and Managing Director, Development and Managing Director, Development and Management Consultants (Ghana) Ltd; Chairman, Sunyani District Council (1978-1981), and Proprietor of Banka Farms Limite