{"id":136637,"date":"2024-01-05T07:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T07:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/05\/e-t-mensah-goes-home-today\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T07:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T07:36:34","slug":"e-t-mensah-goes-home-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/05\/e-t-mensah-goes-home-today\/","title":{"rendered":"E.T Mensah goes home today \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The concluding chapter in the life of Enoch Teye Mensah, former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency and esteemed Council of State member, is set to unfold today, Friday, January 5, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final burial service is scheduled at the Forecourt of the State House, where friends, family, and well-wishers will come together to bid their last farewell to the respected political figure.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the final burial service, the mortal remains of the late Enoch Teye Mensah were accorded the honour of lying in state at his Prampram residence on Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 5 to 10 pm. This pre-burial arrangement provided an opportunity for friends, family, and the community to pay their respects and bid farewell to the departed statesman.<\/p>\n<p>Enoch Teye Mensah, aged 77, died in South Africa in October 2023 after a long period of ill health.<\/p>\n<p>The mortal remains of the former Member of Parliament arrived in Ghana from South Africa on 10 October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Known as E.T. Mensah, he served as a Minister for Education and a Member of Parliament in Ghana from January 1997 to January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He was married with seven children and was a prominent figure in Ghanaian politics.<\/p>\n<p>theindependentghana.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concluding chapter in the life of Enoch Teye Mensah, former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency and esteemed Council of State member, is set to unfold today, Friday, January 5, 2024. 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