Kofi Annan was “a titan among his fellows” - Bawumia
19th August 2018
Ghana veep, Dr Alhaji Mahammudu Bawumian has eulogized former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan; saying "his contributions to the cause of world peace, as well as his wide range of interests and intellectual depth marked him as a titan among his fellows".
Dr Bawumia believes the late Kofi Annan was a person of enormous size, strength, power, influence.
He says, the former United Nations Secretary General "was a selfless man who was always driven by the burning desire to help humanity, especially the marginalised and underprivileged".
Mr Annan passed away on Saturday, 18 August 2018, after a short illness. He was 80 years old and survived by a wife and three children.
However, Dr Bawumia believes “his life will continue to be a testament to all”. In his view “the world, especially Ghana, has indeed lost a gem”.
Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that Ghana’s national flag should fly at half-mast, beginning Monday, 20 August, for one week in honour of the late Kofi Annan.
By: Eric Nana Prekoh / Ghanaguardian.com