Parliament informed of Ala Adjetey's death

Page 19, Aug 2, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah & Ryan Knutson
THE family of the late former Speaker of Parliament, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, has formally informed Parliament of his death.
The 20-member delegation was received by the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, in his office yesterday.
Mr Adjetey, 76, died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, July 16.
Clad in mourning clothes, the members of the delegation informed the Speaker of preparations being made to give the late Speaker a befitting funeral.
The eldest son of Mr Ala Adjetey, Mr Larry Adjetey, who acted as the spokesman for the family, informed the Speaker that no date had been fixed for the funeral.
Mr Adjetey told the Speaker that since his late father was a man of many parts, there was the need for wide consultations before fixing the date for his funeral.
He stated that currently the family was in touch with the Ga Traditional Council, the Ghana Bar Association and other interested parties for the planning of the funeral.
Mr Adjetey added that the funeral committee would take into consideration the parliamentary calendar and the legal vacation before fixing the date for the late former Speaker’s funeral.
He expressed his gratitude to the Speaker, Members of Parliament (MPs), the government and all well-wishers for their show of sympathy since Mr Ala Adjetey’s death.
Responding, the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Mr Jones Kugblenu, expressed the condolence of the Speaker, MPs and the entire members of the Parliamentary Service to the bereaved family and promised that everything possible would be done to ensure a befitting funeral for the former Speaker.
Present at the ceremony were the First Deputy Speaker, Mr Freddie Blay; the Deputy Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu; the Minority Leader, Mr Alban Bagbin; the Deputy Minority Leader, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, and some MPs.