John Mahama: Former President Commiserates With Family Of Late AAMUSTED Student Prosper Owusu

John Mahama: Former President Commiserates With Family Of Late AAMUSTED Student Prosper Owusu

  • Former president John Dramani Mahama has conveyed a heartfelt condolence message to the family of the late Prosper Owusu
  • The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2024 labelled Owusu's death as tragic and unfortunate
  • His remarks, which he posted to his verified Facebook account, elicited diverse comments from people, notably Ghanaians

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Former president John Dramani Mahama has sent out a heartfelt message of condolence to commiserate with the family of the late Prosper Owusu.

The victim died as a result of burns he sustained while participating in an Opoku Ware II Hall procession at the Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED).

Photos of John Mahama and Prosper Owusu.
John Mahama commiserates with family of late AAMUSTED student Prosper Owusu. Photo credit: John Dramani Mahama.
Source: Facebook

Tragic death

The 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) described Owusu's death as tragic and unfortunate.

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''I've heard news of the tragic death of a young third-year mathematics student of the former UEW Kumasi campus. As chief priest of Opoku Ware II Hall, Prosper Owusu died of burns he sustained from fire during activities in the hall.
''...it is always a tragedy to lose a young, promising life. We mourn his unfortunate death. My condolences to the family and the university community,'' he said.

The former president commended ''the university authorities for taking swift action and cautioning young students to avoid engaging in risky activities that can lead to tragic outcomes such as this.''

Read his full post below:

Mahama mourns late AAMUSTED chief priest Prosper Owusu.
John Mahama commiserates with the family of late AAMUSTED student Prosper Owusu. Photo credit: officialjdmahama.
Source: Facebook

Ghanaians react to Mahama's message

YEN.com.gh selected some of the remarks.

Eno Yaa Ba Jhunear commented:

May the Lord bless you and give you peace.

Queen Ella said:

Father of all, we love you.

Julius Awudi Agbeko commented:

Generational thinker, may God be with you.

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K Donkoh posted:

Great leader.

Ayamga Mohammed commented:

My president, your president, our president in all Ghanaians president. May Allah bless us all. But the sad story is I am fasting without even bread to take all because our company is in collapse.

Pretty lady mourns AAMUSTED chief priest

Relatedly, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that TikTok user Yhaa Agyeiwaa mourned the demise of the late Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED) student Prosper Owusu.

She sent a heartfelt condolence message to commiserate with the deceased's family and loved ones.

''My deepest condolence to the family of Prosper Owusu, the traditional council of Opoku Ware Hall and the entire university community,'' the inscription on a video she posted read.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.