Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng: Renowned Journalist and Former NMC Chairman Passes On
- Former Chairman of the National Media Commission, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, has died at the age of 74
- He was a communication, media and culture consultant and also President of the Ghana Association of Writers
- Gyan-Apenteng began his journalism career at the Daily Graphic in 1982 as a staff writer and rose up the ranks
Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, a journalist and former Chairman of the National Media Commission, has died aged 74.
The Daily Graphic reported that he passed away in London on May 26, 2025.
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Gyan-Apenteng was Chairman of the 8th National Media Commission from November 2015 to November 2018, taking on the role after Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere.
He was a consultant in communication, media and culture and was also the President of the Ghana Association of Writers.
He had extensive experience in media, having practised for over 45 years as a reporter, editor, writer, teacher and trainer.
Gyan-Apenteng also served as editor and columnist of The Mirror weekly newspaper, as well as the Apagyahene of Tafo Eti in the Eastern Region.
Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng's earlier career
Gyan-Apenteng was a graduate of Apam Secondary School and the University of Ghana, Legon.
He began work formally as a journalist at the Daily Graphic in 1982 as a Staff Writer. He subsequently became Foreign News Editor and later acted as the paper's Editor.
He was subsequently appointed as Editor of the Mirror, where he introduced news features.
Gyan-Apenteng relocated to the UK, where he co-founded Ghana News magazine before being invited to be the Deputy and Acting Editor of West Africa magazine.
He was deputy editor of the erstwhile London-based West Africa magazine in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Upon returning to Ghana, Nana Gyan-Apenteng worked with the Third World Network as head of the non-governmental organisation's communication unit and editor of its monthly magazine, Africa Agenda.
He also served as media trainer and communication consultant for several corporate, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, including some UN agencies and the Media Foundation for West Africa.
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Recent deaths in the NDC's ranks
On January 17, 2024, Mark Owen Woyongo, a former Minister of Defence, Interior, and MP for Navrongo Central, died at 78 years old.
In 2008, he contested the Navrongo parliamentary elections on the ticket of the NDC, where he lost to Joseph Adda of the New Patriotic Party.
With the NDC in power at the time, he was appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by President John Evans Atta Mills in his government in 2009.
On October 2, 2023, the former Member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram, Enoch Teye Mensah, died aged 77.
Under various NDC governments, he served as Minister for Youth and Sports, Minister for Employment and Social Welfare and Minister for Education.
National Chief Imam's wife passes on
Meanwhile, in 2024, the National Chief Imam's second wife, Hajia Rahmatu Tahwee Sharubutu, passed on.
She died on March 27 and was buried according to Islamic tradition. Her passing came a few weeks before her husband's birthday.
As the wife of such a prominent Ghanaian, Hajia Rahmatu was vital in supporting her husband's efforts to promote peace, unity, and interfaith dialogue.
Haruna Iddrisu loses mother
YEN.com.gh also reported that the Tamale South Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, announced the passing of his mother, Hajia Mariama Amidu, on December 17, 2024.
Following Islamic traditions, Amidu was buried later on December 17 in Tamale. Several social media users who saw Iddrisu's post expressed their condolences and prayed her soul.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
