The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has eulogized the first lady, Theresa Kufuor, who passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
First lady Theresa Kufuor died at her home in Peduase, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, October 1, at 87.
In a statement, President Akufo-Addo expressed his deepest condolences to President Kufuor, their children, grandchildren, and members of their family on their irreplaceable loss.
“My wife, Rebecca, the First Lady, and I will miss her a lot. We extend our deepest condolences to President Kufuor, their children, grandchildren, and members of their family for their irreplaceable loss. We wish her a peaceful place of abode in the bosom of the Almighty, as she deserves, until the Last Day of the Resurrection, when we shall all meet again.”
“She was an invaluable and constant source of advice, encouragement, and prayers for him. Member of a well-known family from Odumase, in the Bono Region, sister of the renowned statesman, the late J.H. Mensah, and aunt of President Kufuor’s Secretary, the brilliant diplomat, Ambassador D.K. Osei, she was politically astute and was a major contributor to her husband’s political success. She was a composed and articulate First Lady, polyglot, fluent in several languages, including Ewe, who brought great dignity to the position,” the president added.
President Akufo-Addo revealed that he knew several members of her family, especially her celebrated brother.
The late Theresa Kufour stayed with the former President throughout their sixty-one (61) years of marriage.
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