{"id":649241,"date":"2019-07-03T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\t\t\n<p><strong>The late Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and John Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matilda Amissah Arthur, the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has revealed that her husband rejected the offer to be running mate to Jo"},"modified":"2019-07-03T13:37:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:37:01","slug":"amissah-arthur-rejected-ndc-running-mate-offer-thrice-widow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/03\/amissah-arthur-rejected-ndc-running-mate-offer-thrice-widow\/","title":{"rendered":"Amissah-Arthur Rejected NDC Running Mate Offer Thrice \u2013 Widow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The late Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and John Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Matilda Amissah Arthur, the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has revealed that her husband rejected the offer to be running mate to John Mahama three times.<\/p>\n<p>She said her late husband was not interested in the role as the family wanted to always have a private life.<\/p>\n<p>She said he, however, bowed to the pressure of delegates including friends impressing upon him to consider the offer after he confirmed through prayer that the move was \u201cthe will of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on CitiTV, the former Second Lady said the late Amissah-Arthur\u2019s initial position was firmly supported by the family who dreaded the idea of being in mainstream Ghanaian politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Kwesi Amissah-Arthur] himself did not want to take the job as the running mate of the president and three times he refused the offer. It was the fourth occasion that he agreed and he agreed after we had gone into much prayer and we were convinced that, that is what the Lord wanted him to do.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a family, we also did not want him to take it\u2026. We are a very private family and therefore we didn\u2019t want to come to the limelight and knowing especially the kind of politics were do here in Ghana, as a family we didn\u2019t want it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that many Ghanaians misunderstood her husband while he was in\u00a0government\u00a0as the Vice president of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Amissah Arthur said many expected him to be very vocal on various issues\u00a0and dominate headlines but because he stayed true to his principles and avoided getting in media debates and discussions, many Ghanaians felt he was not delivering on his mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy husband was not a mainstream politician. He was a technocrat. Yes, he belonged to the NDC, he was a Vice President for the NDC but he was first and foremost a technocrat who did his work and did it well. Unfortunately, the position of the Vice President, whether you like it or not, is one that doesn\u2019t come to the forefront\u2026At that time, politics was not really as\u00a0it is today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVice Presidents do not make headlines but the typical Ghanaian want somebody who goes to the media and who shouts and is everywhere and so because my husband was quiet, will not go to the media, will not shout, for Ghanaians he was not the kind of person they wanted but the people who knew my husband knew his worth and knew who he was,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The former Vice President died on 29 June 2018 at the 37 Military Hospital after reportedly collapsing\u00a0at the Air Force Gym during his routine morning workout session.<\/p>\n<p>A year after his death, his family and friends have undertaken a number of legacy projects to celebrate his life and preserve his memory.<\/p>\n<p>The government also renamed the Moree Senior High School as Amissah-Arthur Senior High School in his memory.<\/p>\n<p>A learning centre, consisting of a library and an ICT complex, located at Ohawu in the Volta Region was named in his honour as the family has announced a fully-sponsored PhD scholarship program at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana in his honour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Citinewsroom.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The late Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur and John Mahama Matilda Amissah Arthur, the wife of late former Vice-President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, has revealed that her husband rejected the offer to be running mate to John Mahama three times. 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