Accra, Sept. 30, GNA – The Acting Board Chairman of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Dr Nana Charles Sifa Twum, Tuesday eulogised the late Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, the Apagyaheneof Akyem Ati Amanfrom, for standing up against societal vices such as corruption.
He said the celebrated journalist abhorred corruption and used his writings to expose the canker in society, stressing that he was a man who “fought well for his country.”
Dr Twum said this in an interview with the GNA on the sidelines of the launch of an autobiography in honour of Nana Gyan-Appenteng in Accra, at the weekend.
The book, titled: “What I choose to remember” had its manuscripts completed by the celebrated journalist before his passing.
His family consequently honoured his wishes by submitting the manuscripts for publication ahead of his burial to cement his legacy as an accomplished writer.
In the 22-Chapter book, published by DigibooksGhana Limited, the author employs the skill of humour and storytelling and takes readers on a journey of his life, sharing intriguing experiences from his childhood days, adult life, work, and experiences abroad.
The book offers a step-by-step account of the life of the author and how the various experiences of his upbringing have influenced his leftist journey through student activism, journalism, and political advocacy.
Dr Twum described Nana Gyan-Apenteng as a lover of art who took pride in Ghana’s culture.
“It didn’t come as a surprise when I was told by the people who came in that he had entered the business of the arts,” he said.
“He was so loud, so to speak, in terms of getting Ghana to where it belongs. He was also always talking about how we have been cheated, so to speak, by the Western world.”
Dr. Twum said the family’s decision to have the book published to honour the late writer was phenomenal.
He urged the media to continue to fight the ails of society to make it better for Ghanaians as their contribution in honour of the memory of Nana Djan- journalist.
“We need to talk about the vices of society, we need to fight with our voices and our pens what he was fighting. I think when we do these things, society will judge us that we have done the right thing to preserve his legacy,” he said.
Nana Gyan-Apenteng, a former Chairman of the National Media Commission and Board Chairman of the GNA, passed away in May this year, in London, where he was seeking medical treatment.He was 74.
Family sources say he will be buried on October 4, 2025, at Tafo Ati in the Eastern Region.
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Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe