The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all party flags at its various offices across the country to be flown at half-mast for the next seven days.
The directive is in honour of the former Chairman of the party Harona Esseku who passed away on August 3.
General Secretary of the party Justin Frimpong Kodua, in a statement, expressed grief at the death of the NPP stalwart who he described as a statesman and a founding member.
The late Harona Esseku, he said, was a great source of inspiration and wise counsel to the party and was also revered by many as a symbol of peace.
“Between 2001 and 2005, the late Esseku served as the National Chairman of the Party, during which time, he worked tirelessly to unite and lead the Party to win the 2004 General Elections.”
“He was a consummate statesman, having served as a Member of Parliament for the Awutu Effutu-Senya Constituency in the Second Republic, and a Minister for Transport and Communications in the Busia administration,” the statement said.
According to Justin Kodua, Harona Esseku’s contributions to the Danquah-Busia-Dombo political tradition and Ghana at large cannot be overemphasized and therefore his passing is a huge loss to both the NPP and the country.
“We have, indeed, lost a father, mentor and a colossus,” he added.
He expressed the NPP’s heartfelt condolences to the former Chairman’s immediate family, the people of Senya Breku and all Ghanaians for such a great loss.
The party, he said, stands with them and would provide all the needed support in these difficult times.
