Former Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho has reacted to the death of former NPP General Secretary Sir John’s shocking death.
Sir John was confirmed dead on July 1st – Republic Day, after a short illness at the ICU, Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Reports say he was tested positive for COVID-19.
However, Koku Anyidoho was in shock during an interview on Okay FM as he sings dirges to mourn his late friend.
Eventhough, he said he cannot cry publicly on radio but listeners could attest to the fact that he seemed sorrowful in his conversation with Kwame Nkrumah Tikese3.
He narrated how he first became friends with Sir John from 2012 until his untimely death. Koku Anyidoho said Sir John was a good friend to him eventhough they both come from different political parties.
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Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie was born in the Ashanti Region. He attended Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Bekwai from where he obtained his GCE Ordinary level certificate. He then proceeded to obtain his GCE Advanced level certificate from Konongo Odumase Secondary School in Konongo.
Mr Owusu Afriyie was admitted to study political science at the University of Ghana after which he enrolled at the Ghana School of Law where he graduated with Bachelor of Laws (LLB). He was then admitted as a solicitor and counsel for the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Sir John entered into private law practice in 1981. During the John Agyekum Kufuor administration, he was appointed head of legal services at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). He was later made to act as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. While managing his firm, Afriyie was also actively engaged in Ghanaian politics.
He served as the General Secretary of the NPP from 2010 to 2014. He lost his bid to secure a second term to Kwabena Agyei Agyapong.
