Renowned and former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has passed away.
He is reported to have died on Wednesday evening at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness.
The renowned lawyer-cum-politician died after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus, GhanaWeb gathered.
Sir John reportedly succumbed to complications of the disease while undergoing treatment at the ICU of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Until his death, Sir John was the CEO of the Forestry Commission.
He was appointed as the CEO of the Forestry Commission in March 2017 by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Eugene Arhin, the Communication Director for the President, shared a tribute some few minutes after the sad news of the passing of Mr Kwadwo Afriyie Owusu was announced.
“RIP Sir John…Till we meet again,” he wrote on Facebook.
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko also wrote on his Facebook timeline, “Only this afternoon I called to wish him a speedy recovery… This is truly shattering! Tough to swallow… Sleep easy, Sir John.”.
Source: TheBBCghana.Com
