Ghana Mourns Jake

A soldier has fallen

Mr Lamptey died on the dawn of Sunday at a hospital in London after a short illness.
Bryan Acheampong, confidante of Jake Obetsebi Lamptey confirmed the death to Joy News' Francis Abban, Sunday morning.

Mr Lamptey, born on February 4, 1946, was an Advertising guru and had a rich political history. His father, Mr Obetsebi Lamptey was a member of the big six who liberated Ghana from colonialism.

Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, was one of the founding member of the New Patriotic Party and with his energy and charismatism, brought the NPP to power in the year 2000,as he functioned as campaign manager to then candidate John Kufuor.

He has occupied several positions in government including Chief of Staff, Tourism Minister. In 2008 Mr Lamptey was one of 17 aspirants who contested for the position of the flag bearer of the NPP but lost to Nana Akufo-Addo who has since remained the flag bearer after two failed attempts at becoming the president.

He became the party Chairman after an election in 2010. Attempts by Mr Lamptey to return the NPP to power in 2012 failed and was voted out as Chairman in a Congress held in Tamale in 2014. He has since operate on a low radial in politics but once in a while surfaced to address issues of national importance. He was 70.