Story of Kennedy Agyapong on the death of Kyeremanteng Agyarko

General News on Thursday, November 29, 2018

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2018-11-29

Assin Central MP, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong, recounted his interactions with the late Ayawaso West Wuogon MP, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, prior to his death a week ago.

The lawmaker of Central Assin revealed how unhappy he was when he saw the deceased legislator resting in a couch when he visited him at home after he left the house. Ridge hospital.

Kennedy Agyapong says that he advised the late Kyeremanteng Agyarko to consult a doctor outside the country.

"I told him that if it was money, it was not a problem. You are not poor, you had better take your health seriously. I gave him some examples of my experience at Korle Bu and at 37, but he has very good friends who are doctors here, so he was sure, so we left him, "said Mr. Agyapong in an interview with Ghanaweb on the sidelines of the memorial service of a deceased member's week.

He further explains how, along with other colleagues, he was opposed to the deceased's initial decision to have surgery here in Ghana.

"I heard that he was going to undergo the operation on Saturday but we said no, we will not agree. We thought Boakye was the problem so we were going to do aluta. He is our older brother, so whatever he says, he goes away. He said that he was relying on Kwabena because he was working in the medical field, but when he saw the latest results, he was convinced that he was in the medical field, but when he saw the latest results, he was convinced that he was in the medical field. he would go abroad. We thought it was something that he was going to go back and forth, so I was in the United States to monitor the thing, "says Agyapong.

Ken Agyapong also recalled how he learned about the disappearance of Kyeremateng Agyarko on Wednesday morning.

& # 39; & # 39; I was on the road somewhere when they called me around 4 o'clock and one of our boys was crying, but I was amortized because on Monday, when Eva (the woman d & rsquo; # 39; Agyarko) left the scene, I said: look, you hide something from me Why do not you want to tell me what's going on? When she returned to Connecticut, she replied by SMS and said: Honorable, honestly, I must tell you the truth, every day is a miracle, and then I panicked, "he said.

He said he panicked because he had received an SMS from the late MP earlier, asking for a favor stating that "on November 13, he gave me directions for me to do something. He sent it on the 11th, I did not see it. So I answered on the 13th and to this day, he never answered.

He expressed surprise at the fact that Ghanaians even learned of Kyeremanteng Agyarko's death earlier than him.

"On Wednesday morning, I received a call from Karbo. In Ghana, he rather heard the news, so I did not believe it, because I had spoken to his wife on Tuesday as well. He (Karbo) said OK, if you do not believe me, let me read the woman's text message, then he read it to me, then I quickly sent a new message to the woman and she said that it was true.

Hospitalization in the United States

Boakye Agyarko revealed that his late brother had been battling the disease for three months and that he had to be flown out of the country due to the deterioration of his health condition.

He recounted how doctors at Yale University had tried to cure his problem to no avail.

"On Sunday, he took a flight to the United States. He began the process of admission to the Yale University Hospital, where our elder sister works. One thing led to the other and the situation quickly began to deteriorate. In the space of three months, a healthy body has been reduced to a cold body.

"The health staff tried what he could. The Ghanaian doctors who understood that a deputy from their country had been admitted had to save the situation. At one point, it was impossible for her life to be maintained. Knowing how much he loved and loved life, we knew very well that his desire to live would not have been desired, "he said.

Yesterday, in the honor of Kyeremateng Agyarko, President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, Mr. Mustapha Hamid, Mrs. Betty Mold Iddrisu, Mr. Seth Terkper and Mr. Zanetor Agyem -Rawlings, among other dignitaries.

The ceremony was solemn, with most supporters seeming to think deeply about trying to understand how a "gay" man like Agyarko might die.