[ 2017-05-22 ]

Politicians mourn with Woyome
It could have been mistaken for a political
convention of some sort as members of the two
major political parties, the NPP and NDC converged
at the Dabala Parish of the Global Evangelical
Church in the Volta Region.

They were there to mourn with the famous
businessman Alfred Agbeshi Woyome and his siblings
as they bid farewell to their late mother Madam
Gladys Amavi Amehoho.

The event which could have passed for a “royal
funeral’ attracted hundreds of sympathisers from
different walks of life. The multitude that
gathered in addition to the family had a generous
sprinkling of politicians from different sides of
the divide.

They included the top brass of the New Patriotic
Party and the National Democratic Congress. There
were former Ministers of state, former and current
Members of Parliament as well as Ministers of
state in the current administration.

It was a convivial atmosphere as the motley group
of politicians came together at Dabala in the
South Tongu constituency of the Volta Region to
sympathise with the Woyome family.

Madam Amehoho also known as Hoga Nyornu died at
the age of 76 and was survived by four children:
businessman, Alfred Agbeshie Woyome, Member of
Parliament for South Tongu Kobena Mensah Woyome,
Dr Stephen Woyome and Felicia Woyome. There were
thirteen grandchildren.

In their tribute, the children described their
mother as a great and lovely woman. “Auntie, as
we affectionately called her, was a great mother
who still played her motherly responsibility
towards us even in our old age before her untimely
death.” They stated.

The tribute further indicated that “she was
passionate about Alfred and was always praying for
him because of his work as a Security Intelligent
Expert with the late Muamar Gadhafi for about a
decade in Libya”. She was a disciplinarian and
worked hard, the children added.

The 31st December Makola Traders’ Association
said, “Daavi was a very special mother and a
sister to them. She was a woman so sociable, free
in heart and very generous.” They further
recollected “when A.M.A. Taskforce (Aabaei)
seized our goods, she would go to the officials to
plead on our behalf and collect our goods for
us”.

Source - gbcghana.com

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