Parliament on Thursday, October 28, 2021, paid glowing tribute to the memory of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Navrongo Central, Joseph Kofi Adda, and described him as a selfless politician and democrat, gem, gentleman, statesman, and a true patriot.
The MPs bowed their heads in a minute’s silence to remember their former colleague and said thoughts of him would forever linger in their minds, adding that he would be missed dearly.
All the MPs who contributed to the tribute were unanimous in their contributions that the late Joseph Kofi Adda was a peacemaker who was respected by MPs from both sides of the House.
They were all of the conviction that Kofi Adda’s humility and appeal to both sides of the House was readily recognised by both President Kufuor who accordingly appointed him in 2005 as the Minister for Manpower Development and Employment, and later Energy Minister in 2006, and President Akufo-Addo who also appointed him as the Minister for Aviation in 2017.
The MP for Navrongo Central, Hon. Sampson Tangombu Chiragia, who set the tone for the tribute in a statement he read on the floor, said the late MP was a distinguished statesman who was concerned about nation-building and did not consider politics as a matter of life or death.
He emphasized that their late colleague was, without doubt, a humble and quiet person who showed respect to everybody irrespective of that person’s position, and remained loyal and faithful to the course of the House, and was indeed affable.
