Thursday, 13th March, 2025
Hon Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah
Takoradi
Mr Speaker, Hon Members of Parliament, distinguished guests, and the bereaved family, today, we rise in solemn tribute to Mr Anthony Evans Amoah, popularly called A.E. Amoah in the Western Region; a distinguished statesman, man of integrity, and dedicated servant of Ghana, who passed away on the 2nd of November, 2024. His passing is not just a loss to his family and constituents but to this entire House and the nation at large.
Mr A. E. Amoah served Ghana with unwavering dedication, a Member of Parliament for Mpohor-Wassa East (2005-2013), he was a strong advocate for the development of his constituency and the Western Region. His contributions to Parliamentary discourse, particularly, on Communications, Gender and Children, Employment, Social Welfare, and State Enterprises, were measured, insightful, and always driven by a deep sense of duty to the people.
When I entered Parliament in 2009, Mr Amoah's advice tremendously helped in my development. His advice not only centred on our Parliamentary life but our private lives as well. I know that there are Members in Parliament today on the Majority Side who benefitted from his advice. Members such as Ahmed Ibrahim, Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs and Joseph Bukari Nikpe can all testify to Mr Amoah's willingness to help in the growth and development of young MPs.
As a man who loved his culture, Mr A.E. Amoah from 2011 to 2013 when he exited Parliament always wore kente and Mr Speaker I believe that this must have also inspired the usage of the kente cloth and other Ghanaian attire in this Chamber. His leadership extended beyond Parliament. As Western Regional Minister (2006-2009) under the administration of President John Agyekum Kufuor, Mr Amoah championed infrastructural development, improved educational opportunities, and prioritised economic empowerment for the people of his region.
Even outside government, he remained an elder statesman, serving as Chairman of the Western Regional Council of Elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from 2014-2020, where he played a key role in fostering unity and progress. Beyond politics, he was a man of wisdom, humility, and immense generosity.
His contributions to journalism, education, and rural development demonstrated his passion for truth, knowledge, and national good.
He was an exemplary public servant who upheld the principles of fairness, objectivity, and accountability. Hon Amoah’s life reminds us that public service is not about power but about the impact we leave behind. His legacy will live on through the policies he helped shape, the young leaders he mentored, and the communities he uplifted. As the Minority in Parliament, we recognise his service, his sacrifices, and his contributions to our democracy. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and all who mourn this great loss.
Farewell, Hon Anthony Evans Amoah. May your service to the nation and Western Region never be forgotten. May your soul rest in eternal peace. Da yie, Hon Colleague. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker.
Hon Philip Fiifi Buckman
Kwesimintsim
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I rise on behalf of the chiefs and people of Kwesimintsim Constituency to join in condoling the family of the late Amoah and also to say that we are solidly behind them and behind the former Regional Minister in this.
Mr Speaker, whatever has been said about the late Hon Amoah is true and sacrosanct. Some of us had the opportunity to interact with him. He was a true statesman, a man who did not just show power but a man who was compassionate, a man who was not discriminating irrespective of whichever political party or status you occupied. I must say in addition to whatever has been already said that it is not just enough to eulogise such a great man or just to have a plaque at the regional administration where his name would be written to show that from this year to that year he was here.
Great men like this need to have plaques raised in their names so that in future when his children or even ours come and see that these were the things that this man did when God helped him and put him in a place of power, he was able to do to change the lives of his people.
Mr Speaker, Mr Amoah was a journalist, a great journalist of course. He was a Human Resource Manager of the Graphic Communications Group Limited. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist and an advertiser. He held a Master’s Degree in Sociology in 1995 and a Master of Business Administration in 2000 from the University of Ghana. As a matter of fact, he saw to the upgrade with his plaque on the wall at 2BN, in fact the almighty Second Infantry Battalion in Kwesimitsim Constituency. I would want to say that today we celebrate him and we join the family to say that he did his best for his nation and needs to be celebrated.
Thank you, Mr Speaker.
Hon Isaac Boamah-Nyarko
Effia
Thank you very much Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to pay glowing tribute to the legendary Anthony Amoah of blessed memory.
Mr Speaker, Hon Amoah has paid his dues for the Western Region and this country. It will interest you to know that Hon Amoah played a very crucial role in supervising the construction of the Essipong Sports Stadium in the Western Region during the CAN 2008. When you have people like this who have served this country and the Western Region very well, it is befitting on us as a House to celebrate him today.
As earlier speakers have indicated, he was a true statesman. In fact, in the Western Region, he served also as a Chairman of our Council of Elders and he was very instrumental in preaching discipline and oneness in the Western Region, which has brought us thus far.
On this note, on behalf of the good people of Effia Constituency, Western Region NPP chaired by Mr Francis Ndede Siah, we will all be going to celebrate the life of Hon Amoah and I pray that the good Lord keeps him well for us. Hon Anthony Amoah, the Western Region is proud of you. NPP is proud of you. Da yie, damirifa due.
Thank you.
Hon Kofi Arko Nokoe
Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira
Thank you Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to also contribute to the tribute read by Hon Okyere-Darko, the former Western Regional Minister and a former Colleague, Minister, and a great politician of the Western Region, Hon A.E. Amoah.
Mr Speaker, indeed, this world is just a stage and we are mere actors, and when the time comes, when we are called to exit by our maker, we would have no choice. But the good news is that we as a people must always strive to leave legacies, and that is exactly what our past senior, who was also in this House did.
Mr Speaker, growing up as a young man in Axim, I remember when he was the Regional Minister and he was such a gentleman, somebody that inspired most of us. And Mr Speaker, the Western Region is a place where we do not kowtow partisan politics. When you stand out as a leader in the Region, we all come to you and also take clues from you.
So, on this day, I, Kofi Arko Nokoe, the Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira, the only Constituency with five paramount chiefs. On their behalf, I would also want to join to sympathise with the family and to assure them that they are not alone. We are together in this and the Hon Members from the Western Regional Caucus—Yes, 50 Hon Members will be there to join you to sympathise with the family to celebrate a hero, because we are all one in this. We pray that his soul is sustained in perfect peace until we meet again.
Thank you Mr Speaker for the opportunity.
Hon Jerry Ahmed Shaib
Weija-Gbawe
Mr Speaker, thank you very much. I want to take this opportunity to thank Hon Darko-Mensah for sharing this tribute with the House.
Mr Speaker, I personally met Hon A. E Amoah about two years ago when it was time for us to have our Parliamentary Primaries. I went with one of his daughters called Linda Amoah and at that meeting, I found a father, a mentor and a friend in Hon A. E. Amoah. When I got back home, Hon Amoah had written a whole passage as to how I was to prosecute my campaign. When the results were announced and I was elected as the Parliamentary Candidate for my Constituency, Weija-Gbawe, I had to call Hon Amoah, to show my esteemed gratitude to him.
Mr Speaker, I just have these few words for him, and I pray and know that his wife and children would take this in great peace. God knows how much we need them, and so it takes but few to make the land of heaven more beautiful to view; believing this is difficult. Still, somehow, we must try. The saddest word mankind knows will always be goodbye. So, when a little child departs, we who are also left behind must realise God loves children. He was not a child, but God loves him. They should have him in their prayers all the time, and we wish him the best of everything at wherever he finds himself. May he rest in perfect peace.
Mr Speaker, thank you very much.
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