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31.05.2012 Diaspora (Canada)

LATE GHANAIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA REMEMBERED.

By Stephen A.Quaye, Ottawa-Canada
LATE GHANAIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA REMEMBERED.
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The Ghana Methodist Church in Ottawa-Canada has paid a glowing tribute to the late Ghanaian High Commissioner to the country Dr. Richard Turkson for his unflinching support that saw the establishment of the church when he was alive.

The late High Commissioner to Canada was remembered in a special church service to mark the church's First Anniversary celebration in Ottawa on May 27, 2012.A minute silence was observed in his honour.

Remembering Dr. Richard Turkson, a leader of the church Nana Nuamah-Nuamah Mensah said, he was a devoted Methodist who also supported their society in a number of ways.

Dr. Richard Turkson, was the keynote speaker at the inauguration ceremony last year and based upon that accepted to share the word of God with members of the church as a guest preacher one Sunday.

But sadly, the Wednesday just before the Sunday that he was supposed to give his sermon which was under the theme” watchfulness”, Dr. Richard Turkson suddenly passed away, Nana Nuamah-Mensah said with a sad voice.

Nana Nuamah Nuamah-Mensah, hinted that after the death of Dr. Richard Turkson, the leadership of Ghana Methodist Church in Ottawa, adopted his chosen theme,” WATCHFULNESS” as its motto, only slightly expanding on it, which is,” Watch and Pray”.

It could be recalled that the late Ghanaian High Commissioner to Canada, Dr. Richard Turkson died from unknown cause three days after President John Evans Atta Mills has visited Canada and left to the United States of America.

President Atta Mills left Canada on Sunday November 20, 2011 and Dr. Turkson was discovered dead by his wife on Wednesday November 23, 2011.

He died exactly two years to the day he assumed office as the then Ghana's representative in Canada.

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