Prez. Akufo-Addo pays glowing tribute to late MCE of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis Hon K. K Sam

In his eleventh address to Ghanaians on COVID-19, President Akufo-Addo paid a glowing tribute to the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) Hon. K.K. Sam who passed away last Friday 12^th June, 2020 “as a result of COVID-related death.”

The Mayor of STMA has been a leading fighter in the COVID-19 pandemic and his initiatives to ensure social distancing at the markets in Sekondi-Takoradi received commendation from the President.

In his statement tonight (Sunday 14th June, 2020) to Ghanaians, President Akufo-Addo said “in conclusion, permit me to pay brief tribute to the memory of an old and valiant colleague in the struggle of the New Patriotic Party and in the work of the Akufo-Addo government, the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, the Chief Executive of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Hon. K.K Sam, Egya Sam to me and many, whose efforts in enforcing social distancing protocols at the Sekondi and Takoradi markets were, recently, highly commended by me, and who sadly passed away on Friday, as a result of a COVID-related death. May his soul rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Almighty until the Last Day of the Resurrection, when we shall all meet again.”

K. K Sam as he was affectionately called was born on 17^th October, 1957.

Author: Nana Kwesi Coomson (www.233times.com) @nkcoomson on Twitter/Instagram

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