{"id":1268716,"date":"2022-12-21T23:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/professor-kwesi-botchweys-family-officially-informs-bagbin-of-his-passing-funeral-arrangements\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T23:59:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T23:59:48","slug":"professor-kwesi-botchweys-family-officially-informs-bagbin-of-his-passing-funeral-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/professor-kwesi-botchweys-family-officially-informs-bagbin-of-his-passing-funeral-arrangements\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The family of the late former Minister of Finance,\u00a0\u00a0Professor Kwesi Botchwey in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) regime has officially informed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin about his final funeral rites.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Kwesi Botchwey passed away on November 19, 2022, after a short illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital where he was receiving treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/B0EFB3CF-1DCE-4D5F-8936-2741E32659DC-1024x718.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232646 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>According to the head of the family representatives, the burial service for the former minister will be held on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 at the Forecourt of State House in Accra.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/E0D21020-C9B7-4B75-99FC-C294A4C63805-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232647 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The representatives, led by Professor Kojo Yankah indicated to the Speaker that the funeral rites are in line with the late Professor\u2019s final burial schedules as he wished.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BCA12E3A-6EDE-449F-A058-77278EAAEEA1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232648 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Speaker Bagbin lauded the late Professor Kwesi Botchwey as a distinguished statesman and an astute lawyer. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/325A5D88-36F2-4C6E-85A5-1041B82DBF16-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232649 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Speaker Bagbin eulogized him as a man of humanity and a true Ghanaian, and assured the family representatives of his support.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/81C48113-D813-4D4A-A7B4-2BB941D4E91C-756x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232651 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The late Professor Botchwey was appointed by the late President J.J. Rawlings to assist in stabilising Ghana\u2019s economy at the time, from 1982 to 1995.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3B38BBC2-BEE9-4C23-80DB-D75155051391-773x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10032232652 lazy\"  data- title=\"Professor Kwesi Botchwey\u2019s family officially informs Bagbin of his passing, funeral arrangements\u00a0\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to his demise, he was a key member of the council of elders of the National Democratic Congress, having played an integral role in the evolution of the NDC, from its PNDC formative days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of the late former Minister of Finance,\u00a0\u00a0Professor Kwesi Botchwey in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) regime has officially informed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin about his final funeral rites. 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