The Office of Former Ghanaian President, H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, has responded to rumors claiming that the former head of state has passed away.
Is Kufuor Dead or Alive? There were reports circulating on the internet over the last weekend suggesting the former President’s demise, and these rumors spread quickly.
However, the truth has now been revealed as the office of the President issued a statement addressing the situation.
According to the statement signed by his senior aide and spokesperson, Kwabena Osei-Adubofour, on Tuesday, July 18th, 2023, H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor is not dead but rather alive and well.
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The statement explicitly dismisses the reports of his death and urges Ghanaians to disregard the rumors. It clarifies that the former President is alive and in good health.
Former President Kufuor is alive, not dead
Read the complete statement below.
“The Office of Former President John Kufuor has, over the past several days, been inundated with persistent rumours of the supposed passing away of Former President John Kufuor. We wish to categorically deny such an occurrence antl state emphatically that the former president is very much alive and well.
“We therefore urge the general public to disabuse their minds of these malicious and uncanny rumours that spring out of nothing. The office further urges those who may be behind the propagation of such wicked untruths to desist from them henceforth; there have been far too many. We can only speculate that the perpetrators do so out of mischief-making and possibly for unfathomable political purposes.
“We pray for God’s continuous blessings on out former president.”
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