Ghana's Former Minister of Youth and Sports Enoch Teye Mensah Has Died

• Enoch Teye Mensah, Ghana's former Sports Minister, has died
• The astute politician passed away in a hospital in South Africa
• E.T Mensah was the longest-serving Sports Minister in Ghana

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Enoch Teye Mensah has sadly passed on at the age of 77.

The veteran politician and former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Pampram Constituency reportedly died on Sunday evening at a hospital in South Africa, where he was receiving treatment for his illness.

Honourable E.T. Mensah was the longest-serving sports minister in Ghana, assuming the role during the presidency of the late Jerry John Rawlings.

Before his passing, he was a member of the Council of State, as reported by myjoyonline.com.

Apart from working as a Sports Minister, he also served as the Minister of Education and subsequently Minister of Employment and Social Welfare.

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He spent 20 years in the Parliament of Ghana before he was replaced by current MP, Honourable Sam Nartey George.

Tributes pour in for the late E.T Mensah

Ghanaians have taken to social media to pay their respect to former Sports Minister, E.T. Mensah.

@SannieDaara wrote:

Gutted to hear of the passing of a personal friend of mine Hon. E.T. Mensah - a former sports minister of Ghana. He was firm on his convictions, unafraid to use street tactics and a staunch supporter of Accra Hearts of Oak. RIP Nuumo.

@LinzyAwuni posted:

Rest In Peace, E.T. Mensah, your dedicated service to both Ghana and the Ningo Prampram constituency will always be remembered.

@Oscarnuwati also wrote:

Council of State member and former Ningo-Prampram MP and Former sports minster E.T. Mensah passes On after battling illness. He passed on sadly in South Africa.

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@Sir_Benjaminn added:

Former MP for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Hon. E.T. Mensah passed out at age 77. Rest in power.

@AnsongAsamoah posted:

Oh! E.T Mensah is gone too? Rest well, sir.

@Brytneymar wrote:

E T Mensah too has passed on today may his gentle soul rest in peace.

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