F. A. Jantuah

Franklin Adubobi Jantuah (1929 – 27 January 2020) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician.[1] He was the Minister of State in the first republic and in the Provisional National Defence Council. He served as the Minister of Agriculture in the Nkrumah government[2] and Minister for Local Government in the PNDC regime.[3]

Franklin Adubobi Jantuah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ejisu
In office
1965–1966
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1965–1966
PresidentDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded byKrobo Edusei
Succeeded byJacob Ofori Torto
Minister for Local Government
In office
1984–1986
PresidentJohn Rawlings
Personal details
Born
Franklin Adubobi Jantuah

1929
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast
Died27 January 2020(2020-01-27) (aged 90–91)
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of London

Early life and education

Jantuah was born in 1929 in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region. He had his early education at English Church Mission School in Kumasi and Asante College also in Kumasi from 1943 to 1944. He continued at Adisadel College, Cape Coast from 1945 to 1947. He proceeded to Korle-Bu Dispensing School in 1947 where he obtained a certificate in Pharmacy in 1948. In 1954, he left for England to study at the London Tutorial College and the University of London from 1956 to 1959. He studied law at the Inns of Court School of Law and was called to the bar at the Middle Temple, London.[4]

Career and politics

He began legal practice in 1960. He entered the parliament in 1965[5] representing the Ejisu constituency during the first republic.[6] On 13 June that same year, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture;[7][8] a position he served in until February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown. During the Acheampong regime, he became a leading member of the People's Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ); a political group that opposed the union government (Unigov) idea that was proposed by Ignatius Kutu Acheampong and his government.[9][10] In 1974, he became a member of the Kumasi City Council and in 1983 became the chairman of the council equivalent to Mayor of Kumasi. He consequently became the Ashanti Regional secretary (Ashanti Regional minister) in the PNDC regime[11][12] and in 1984 he was appointed Secretary for Local Government (minister for Local Government).[13][14][15] He served in this capacity until 1986 when he was relieved of his duties on health grounds.[16][17][4]

Personal life

He was the brother of Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah; who was also a Ghanaian politician,[18] and the father of the late Kojo Svedstrup Jantuah, a Ghanaian activist and author,[19] and Nana Yaa Jantuah formerly of the Public Utility and Regulatory Commission as Public and Corporate Affairs Director.[20] He died on Monday 27 January 2020 at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.[20]

See also

References
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  2. The contribution of the courts to government: a West African view. Clarendon Press. 1981. p. 29. ISBN 9780198253563.
  3. Paxton, John (1986). The Statesman's Year-Book 1986-87. p. 551. ISBN 9780230271159.
  4. Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 839. ISBN 9780903274173.
  5. White paper on the Report of the Second report of the Jiagge Commission of Enquiry into the Assets of Specified Persons (Report). Ministry if Information. 1969.
  6. "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". James Clarke. 1965: 81. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Almanac of Current World Leaders, Volume 9". Marshall R. Crawshaw. 1966: 29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Parts 1–2". Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. 1967: 762. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Ninsin, K. A. (1993). Political Struggles in Ghana 1966–1981. p. 60. ISBN 9789964980085.
  10. Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 242. ISBN 9781496985637.
  11. Ayittey, George (1993). Indigenous African Institutions: 2nd Edition. p. 183. ISBN 9789047440031.
  12. "Ghana News, Volumes 13-14". Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana. 1984: 15. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. "Africa Diary, Volume 25". Africa Publications (India). 1985: 12257. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. Africa contemporary record; annual survey and documents, Volume 17. Africana Publishing Company. 1986. p. B-457. ISBN 9780841905559.
  15. "African Recorder, Volume 25". New Delhi, Ms. Kalindi Phillip on behalf of Asian Recorder & Publication. 1986: 6932. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. "Sub-Saharan Africa Report, Issues 14–20". Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1986: 11. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. "Talking Drums, Volume 3n Issues 1–22". Talking Drums Publications. 1985: 22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. Ivor Agyeman-Duah,"Jantuah: the last of Nkrumah's Cabinet", Ghanaweb, 13 March 2011.
  19. Phil Clarke,"Kojo Svedstrup Jantuah obituary", The Guardian, 29 September 2015.
  20. "F.A. Jantuah: Former Minister during Nkrumah era dies". ABC News Ghana. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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