The late J.H. Mensah
President Akufo-Addo has revealed that government will honour the late John Henry Mensah with a state burial which will be held on Friday, 17th August, 2018.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, 7th August, 2018 when the family of the late J.H. Mensah paid a courtesy call on the President at Jubilee House.
In his brief remarks, President Akufo-Addo noted that J.H Mensah mentored him and many members of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia tradition, as well as several Members of Parliament (MPs) who entered the House in 1996.
He described J.H. Mensah’s death as “a huge loss to the nation, and assured the family that a befitting burial ceremony would be given him.
He was a founding member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
J.H Mensah, who served the country from 1953, passed away on 12 August 2018 aged 89.
His last official appointment was in 2005 when he was appointed Senior Minister by former President John Agyekum Kufuor.