Lee Ocran finally buried

General News of Sunday, April 14, 2019

Source: Daniel Kaku

2019-04-14

Lee Tandoh Ocran, former member of Parliament of Jomoro constituency and former Minister of Education under President Atta Mills, was finally buried today, Saturday, April 13, 2019.

The late Lee Tandoh Ocran, former member of Parliament for Jomoro, pbaded away on Thursday, February 21, 2019.

The former high commissioner in South Africa and former deputy of Jomoro died on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 37 Accra Military Hospital. Mr. Ocran allegedly fought the disease for several days before killing him.

He was 74 years old and left three children.

His funeral service was held in his hometown, Nawule, near Half Assini, in the Jomoro municipality, in the West region.

He was a Christian and worshiped with the Roman Catholic Church.

During his funeral service, former President John Mahama, the current NDC chief, expressed concern over the departure of Lee Ocran.

"… Lee Ocran was an unrevised Nkrumaist and I know that I come from the Nkrumaist family, I became a close friend, we became friends in East Legon," he revealed.

He continued "… Of course, we know what Lee Ocran's work has done not only for our party, but also for us when we were in government, he held many positions and his vision."

He testified that "there was a particular incident during which, at the height of the energy crisis, a problem had to be solved, so I called him and some members of his council." Administration and the General Manager of VRA at my office to try to solve the problem. " the question and I made some suggestion and that very characteristic of Lee Ocran he quickly retorted, His Excellency we will never accept that one and it was the kind of person that Lee Ocran was ".

"We lost a real comrade and a friend, even at the last minute on his hospital bed, I believed … still at work, I went to visit him at the hospital and he was there. 39, is then awake, I talked to him, he smiled and I told him that he did not deserve to be here at that time, because in 2020 we have a very serious problem in front of He smiled, then we continued chatting, then he gently pointed at me.I said I did not like your look, I thought he was talking to me, but apparently a nurse was standing behind me and looking at him very intensely.

"And so, on behalf of the entire NDC party, we wish our comrade Lee Ocran a peaceful rest, that his soul will rest in perfect peace."

The funeral of the late Lee Ocran brought to Jomoro a large number of politicians from all political divisions. These politicians shared loves and a keen sense of unity.

Other party leaders and MPs include: Johnson Asiedu Nketia, CDN Secretary General, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, CDN National President, Joshua Akamba, CDN National Organizer, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, MP. Ellembelle, MP for Jomoro, Paul Essien, MP for Tongu North, Samuel O. Ablakwa, President of NDC Western Region, Nana Toku, NPP President of Westerm, Francis Ndede Siah, Nana Oye Lithur, former Minister of 39, Gender Equality, Former Chief of the Defense Staff, General Blay, Catherine Afeku, MPP Evaluate-Ajomoro Gwira, Kwasi Pratt Jrr, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader, Amnesty International's (NDC) MP Eric Afful, Isaac Adjei Mensah, Member of Parliament for Wbada East, Ato Ahowoi, among others, were there to show compbadion and pay their respects.

Lee Ocran's Profile

He was Minister of Education of Ghana from 2012 to 2013. Ocran was appointed minister by President John Atta Mills in February 2012 as a result of a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Betty Mold-Iddrisu of the government and the dismissal of Martin Amidu.

In 2000, he was Deputy Minister of Environmental Science and Technology. Since January 2005, as a candidate of the National Democratic Congress, he has been a member of the constituency of Jomoro until the loss of his seat in favor of Kwame Nkrumah's daughter, Samia Nkrumah of the People's Party of China Convention. parliamentary elections of December 2008.

In February 2014, Ocran was sworn in as chairman of the board of the Volta River Authority. On May 13, 2015, he described the Bui Dam as a white elephant (extravagant but heavy gift).