Veteran Journalist Kafui Ameh loses wife

Mrs Ann Abena Ameh, 60; wife of Veteran Journalist Mr Kafui Ameh and former Head of Communications, Marketing and Corporate at World Vision International, is dead.

Mrs Ameh, who was the Chief Administrative Assistant at the Department of Crop Science, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon retired on July 31, and died on August 4 during a short illness at the Legon Hospital.

She served for many years as an Administrator/Secretary at the Finance Office of the UG.

Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor of the UG, at the weekend led a high-powered delegation to her residence.

The Vice Chancellor expressed regret at the sudden death of Mrs Ameh, who he described as an exemplary lady staffer and leader.

He advised the family to remain steadfast and trust in the Lord at this moment of great grief.

Prof Aryeetey expressed condolences on behalf of the UG to the bereaved family as well as relatives, professional colleagues and friends.

He gave the assurance that the university would participate fully in the burial and funeral programmes of Mrs Ameh.

On behalf of the bereaved family, Mr Ameh, thanked the Vice Chancellor and his delegation for the honour done the family and for standing in solidarity with them in such a challenging time.

Mr Ameh said although the sudden separation is painful, the event provides an opportunity to express gratitude to the Lord for using Ann so mightily to promote the Kingdom of God wherever she stepped foot.

A pre-burial service for the late Mrs Ameh is scheduled to be held at the Vineyard Chapel International, Adenta, opposite the Adenta Shopping Mall on Friday, September 11, from 0700 hours to 0930 hours.

Burial and final funeral rites would be held at her hometown, Amedzofe in the Volta Region, on Saturday, September 12.

Among those who accompanied the Vice Chancellor to the late Mrs Ameh’s residence were Mrs Mercy Haizel Ashia, the first ever female Registrar of the UG, Mrs Sophia Dapaah, Chairperson of the Legon Staff Village Residents Association and other executives of the Association.

Mrs Ameh was survived by her widower, four children and one granddaughter.

The Vice Chancellor and his delegation also called on the widow and family of the late Mr Richard Ossom, formerly of the Accra City Campus of the UG and later of the School of Agriculture who also recently passed away, to express the university’s condolences to them.