Another former Member of Parliament on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket has been reported dead.
Felix Owusu-Adjapong, who served as a former Majority Leader passed away at the age of 79.
Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, confirmed the death of the former NPP MP through a post on his social media account on October 4, 2023. Sharing a photo of Mr Owusu-Adjapong, the Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP extended condolences to his family and paid tribute to him.
Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong, born on February 13, 1944, served as the Member of Parliament for Akyem Swedru in the Eastern Region and held the position of Minister for Energy during his career.
Owusu-Adjapong had a notable political career, serving as a member of Ghana’s 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Parliaments. He was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Akyem Swedru in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections, securing 45.30% of the total valid votes cast. He was re-elected in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections with 56.80% of the votes, subsequently holding ministerial positions in the areas of Transport and Communications, as well as Parliamentary Affairs.
In the 2004 general elections, he was again elected as a Member of Parliament with a substantial majority vote of 66.94%. In 2007, he made an unsuccessful bid for the presidential nomination of the NPP after resigning from his ministerial role.
Details about his death, however, remain unknown.
Deep condolences to the family…
Former Majority leader, Hon. Felix Owusu passed on.. pic.twitter.com/0oQW6tWIUZ— Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh (@FAnnohDompreh) October 4, 2023
