{"id":464321,"date":"2018-02-14T15:47:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/appiah-menkas-death-great-shock-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2018-02-14T15:47:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:47:30","slug":"appiah-menkas-death-great-shock-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/14\/appiah-menkas-death-great-shock-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Appiah Menka&#8217;s death \u2018great shock\u2019 \u2013 Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 14 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/62271731.295.jpg\" alt=\"Appiah Menka1.jpeg\" title=\"Appiah Menka1.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"375\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Appiah Akenten Menka died at age 84<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518623250_916_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with the family of Mr Appiah Akenten Menka, a founding father of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing the death of the former Minister as a \u201cgreat shock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Menka died on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at the age of 84.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Bawumia indicated in a Facebook post on Wednesday, February 14, that: Ghana has lost a great Statesman and Leader. May his gentle soul find a peaceful rest in the bosom of the Almighty God\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Menka who was a private legal practitioner and businessman is also known for producing the popular Appino soap.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of the Constitution Review Commission which was established by the Mills administration.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Appiah Menka is also the Chairman of the Ashanti Oil Mills, Appiah Menka Complex Limited and Appiah Menka Plantations.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the NPP in the Ashanti Region.Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with the family of Mr Appiah Akenten Menka, a founding father of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing the death of the former Minister as a \u201cgreat shock\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Menka died on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at the age of 84.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Bawumia indicated in a Facebook post on Wednesday, February 14, that: Ghana has lost a great Statesman and Leader. May his gentle soul find a peaceful rest in the bosom of the Almighty God\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Menka who was a private legal practitioner and businessman is also known for producing the popular Appino soap.<\/p>\n<p>He was a member of the Constitution Review Commission which was established by the Mills administration.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Appiah Menka is also the Chairman of the Ashanti Oil Mills, Appiah Menka Complex Limited and Appiah Menka Plantations.<\/p>\n<p>He is also the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the NPP in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMBawumia%2Fposts%2F1613246658768337&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"719\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 55 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Source: classfmonline.com 2018-02-14 Appiah Akenten Menka died at age 84 Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with the family of Mr Appiah Akenten Menka, a founding father of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), describing the death of the former Minister as a \u201cgreat shock\u201d. 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