John Agyekum Kufuor Archives

16 Nov

How The Late Theresa Kufour Helped Her Husband Survive 15 Months In Jail

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Former President John Agyekum Kufour says former First Lady, late Theresa Kufour helped him to survive a fifteen month jail term at the Usher Fort Prison after an unexpected coup d’etat in 1972. He said his late wife single-handedly took care of their children while he was in prison. Mr. Kufuor disclosed this in his tribute read on his behalf during the burial service held at the forecourt of the State House on Thursday November 16, 2023. “Between 1969 and 1971, with both Aba and me in our early thirties, our lives seemed to be on an upward trajectory. But this…

16 Nov

Theresa Kufuor’s State Burial To Be Held Today

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A state funeral for the late former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor, will take place at the Forecourt of the State House today, November 16, 2023. The ceremony will begin at 7 a.m. with a procession, followed by a burial mass at 9 a.m. Final funeral rites for the former First Lady will be conducted at Heroes Park in Kumasi on Saturday, November 18. Mrs Kufuor passed away at her home in Peduase, surrounded by her family, on October 1 at the age of 87. A Requiem Mass was held on November 15, 2023, at Christ the King Catholic Church in…

16 Nov

“Fare Thee Well, Aba; Adieu, My Dearest Love!” – Kufuor’s Heartfelt Tribute To Theresa

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Shortly after what I now perceive as a clearly fore-ordained introduction by our mutual friend Dr Kwame Appiah-Poku, Aba and I met in person on 1 July 1961 at a ball at Battersea Town Hall in London, to celebrate Ghana’s first anniversary as a republic. Aba had just completed nursing school in Edinburgh and was on her way to pursue a midwifery course at the Radcliffe Infirmary, part of Oxford University. I was also on my way to Exeter College, Oxford, having just passed my Bar exams at Lincoln’s Inn in London. My first impressions of my beautiful Aba were…

04 Oct

Kufuor Breaks Down In Tears As Guests Visit His Home

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A video of former President John Agyekum Kufuor in tears as guests visited his Peduase residence to commiserate with him over the death of his wife has gone viral. The former First Lady, Theresa Aba Kufuor, died on Sunday, October 1, 2023, aged 88. The news of her demise despite her old age has left many hearts broken, particularly her husband. The video shared on TikTok by Maameachampoma, captured Mr Kufuor in a brown and black long-sleeve shirt, seated next to his brother and former Defence Minister, Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor. Other family members were also present, as scores of sympathisers…

23 Aug

Captain Smart Duped Kweku Oteng And Got Arrested At Kufuor’s House- FTCM

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Have you ever wondered how Blessed Godbrain Smart popularly known as Captain Smart keeps resigning from media houses despite the tall list of frauds, he is engaged in? Founding fathers of the Fixing the Country Movement, has made a scathing revelation about how Captain Smart once duped his own boss Dr. Kweku Oteng and ended working for him at Angel FM to offset his debts. Speaking on Wontumi TV, Hopeson Adorye together with Ernest Owusu Bempah revealed that Captain Smart decided to resign from Adom FM because Dr. Oteng had been searching for him to arrest for defrauding him. https://youtu.be/hI5dq6EPKTg “Dr. Oteng once went to…

14 Apr

VIDEO: Your Ugliness Keep Men Abay…Don’t Market Bawumia Or Alan For Us- Esther Agyemang Told

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The Bono Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, has slammed Esther Nana Agyemang for trying to sow seeds of discord in the party ahead of electing a flagbearer who would takeover from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the future. In describing Esther Nana Agyemang as a wannabe member of the NPP, Kwame Baffoe also known as Abronye stated that she is an "ugly woman who can't attract men" and it would be better for her to stop talking about the NPP. Last Friday, former President John Agyekum Kufuor and his brother, Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor called into…

09 Apr

Good Name Is Better Than Riches…John Mahama Advised To Tone Down On Bauxite Concession (VIDEO)

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Former President John Dramani Mahama, has been reminded of the wise old saying that teaches every man that good name is better than riches following his quest for the Government of Ghana, to return the nations’ bauxite concession his blood brother illegally acquired during his tenure. Richard Boadu, a member of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in an interview on Wontumi TV which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, advised that the former President must seek to satisfy the interest of Ghanaians rather than seeking to fulfill his selfish interest. The PPP stalwart warned that the posture of Mr. John Mahama could…

14 Sep

Kufour Reveals Why He Joined PNDC

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Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has given a vivid account of how he served as a local government minister under Chairman Rawlings’ Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). Narrating his story to Kwaku Sakyi-Addo on Asaase Radio’s ‘Sunday Night’ programme, the former President explained that after the December 31, 1981 coup by Jerry John Rawlings, he was at the time an MP and all MPs were asked to report to the nearest Police Station. He [Kufuor] after reporting to the Police Station found himself at the Ussher Fort Prisons for the second time; his first was after the 1972 coup that overthrew President Edward…

11 Sep

President Akufo-Addo Cuts Sod For Construction Of Wenchi Water Supply Project

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Wenchi Water Supply Project, at a ceremony at the Jubilee Park in Wenchi. Cutting the sod on Friday, 11th September 2020, on day 2 of 2-day working visit to the Bono Region, President Akufo-Addo noted that Wenchi means a lot to adherents of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia political tradition, as it is the home of Dr. K.A. Busia, Prime Minister of the Progress Party Government of the 2nd Republic. According to President Akufo-Addo, “it was in 2002, under the Government of the…