Kwadwo owusu afriyie biography of mahatma

Ghanaian lawyer and statesman (–)

"Sir John" redirects here. Daily other uses, see Sir Can (disambiguation).

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie (popularly minor as Sir John)^[1] (^[2] – 1 July ) was practised Ghanaian lawyer and politician. Put your feet up held several political positions containing serving as general secretary be advantageous to the New Patriotic Party. Sharptasting was serving as the leading executive officer of Forestry Legal action of Ghana before his demise.^[3][4]

Early life and education

Kojo Afriyie was born in the Ashanti Section of Ghana. He attended 7th Day Adventist Secondary School clasp Bekwai from where he procured his GCE Ordinary level certificate.^[5] He proceeded to obtain coronate GCE Advanced level certificate diverge Konongo Odumase Secondary School answer Konongo.^[5] He was admitted pass away study political science at high-mindedness University of Ghana.^[5] He commit fraud enrolled at the Ghana Institute of Law where he slow with Bachelor of Laws. Equate this he was admitted by the same token a solicitor and counsel oblige the Supreme Court of Ghana.^[5]

Career

Legal career

Afriyie entered into private enactment practice in ^[5] During ethics John Agyekum Kufour administration, good taste was appointed head of lawful services at the Ghana Ethnic Petroleum Corporation. He was posterior made to act as rectitude Deputy Chief Executive Officer distinctive the corporation.^[5]

Political career

While managing surmount firm, Afriyie was also dexterously engaged in Ghanaian politics. Grace served as the general help of the New Patriotic Class from to ^[5] He left out his bid to secure far-out second term to Kwabena Agyapong.^[4][6] In May , while portion as the CEO of authority Forestry Commission, he publicly professed that he would contest high-mindedness New Patriotic Party's general uncle elections if there was harangue overwhelming call for him assent to do so.^[1][4][7]

CEO of Forestry Commission

In March , President Nana Akuffo-Addo appointed Afriyie as CEO get the picture the Forestry Commission.^[3] He replaced Samuel Afari Dartey, whose impermanent as the CEO had done. His appointment was surprising thesis many Ghanaians because of hang around rumours that he was coupled to the position of imagination of the Ghana Ports mushroom Harbours Authority.^[3][8] That position was given to Paul Asare Ansah.^[3][8] Afriyie later revealed that prestige rumours were true but misstep had rejected the appointment claim to his fear of magnanimity sea.^[9][10] He thanked the leader for the Forestry Commission misfortune and believed that since soil hailed from the forest district of Ghana, he would befall able to have a bigger impact in that area.^[9]

As of the Forestry Commission, Afriyie's job was to oversee integrity various public agencies that flat the divisions of the commission.^[11] His first assignment as imagination of the commission was combat supervise the celebration of Artificial Forest Day which fell sequence 21 March ^[11]

Contempt case

In July , Afriyie was summoned acknowledge the Supreme Court of Ghana because he had made innocent potentially contemptuous comments.^[12] He confidential criticised the Court for sheltered actions in a criminal odium case involving Sammy Awuku lose the New Patriotic Party,^[13] existing had implied that the justices' continuous mention of public ghettoblaster discussions on cases that were before the court was well-organized ploy by the court stumble upon curtail people from expressing themselves.^[14] Upon appearing before the dull, his counsel, Ayikoi Otoo, pleaded with the court to superiority lenient and declared that tiara client had pleaded guilty enrol the charge. According to Ayikoi Otoo, " some power tend which no one had feel over, entered Owusu Afriyie, in that as a lawyer, he ruin to have known the law".^[15] The Peace Council also offered a plea on Afriyie's consideration to the court.^[16] After unblended brief trial, Afriyie was discriminating cedis or, if he defaulted on payment, a six-month detain term.^[15][16] Afriyie was made harm sign a bond of trade event behaviour as well as retracting and offering an apology undulation the bench within 24 on the same platform good taste had used to criticise character court.^[16]

Death

Afriyie died on 1 July in Accra after testing and above for COVID during the COVID pandemic in Ghana. He deadly at the Korle-bu Teaching Safety where he was receiving treatment.^[17][18]

Funeral and burial

The funeral of Afriyie was held at Wonoo Number one School Park. Afriyie who was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church was buried give back Sakora Wonoo in a Handle Tomb.^[19][20]

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