Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed his shock over the sudden demise of the Ayawaso West Wuogon MP,Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko.

The statesman who described the late MP as one who served his country diligently added that he was hardworking and met deadlines for tasks assigned him.

Speaking on AccraFM on Thursday, 22 November, a day after Mr Agyarko’s demise, Mr Kufuor said: “He did not come across to me as someone who was sick and so his death shocks me.”

“He was hardworking, achieved targets set for him and, so, I will say Ghana has lost a great gem. It is sad that he has died at this age.”

Mr Kyeremanteng Agyarko who is a brother of the now-dismissed Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko, passed on at a hospital in the United States after a protracted ailment at age 61.

The former Chief Executive Officer of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) now FDA, was born on 10 December 1957 at Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region.

He was also the Chairperson of the Environment, Science and Technology Committee of Parliament and once served on the Government's Assurance and Health Committees.

The late pharmacist-turned-politician obtained a BSc IN Pharmacy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in 1982.

He was married with seven children.