Former Central Regional Minister in the erstwhile John Kufuor administration, Isaac Edumadze has died,the NPP  Chairman for Ejumako-Enyan-Essiam has confirmed.

The former minister is reported to have passed away on Thursday afternoon after battling illness for days at  Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

Mr. Edumadze had been sick for some time, and reports indicates he was rushed to the regional hospital last Friday, when his condition became worse.

He is said to be in his 60s was appointed the Centratl Regional Minister in 2001 when the Kuffour Administration won power from the NDC.

he former MP who served from 1996 to 2004 for the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency, was one of the most popular public officials from the Central Region during the Kufuor era.

He was  also a popular political figure and a farmer in the Ajumako area in the Central Region where he hails from.

By ghanaguardian.com