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Former Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing under the leadership of President John Agyekum Kufuor, Hackman Owusu-Agyeman upon the death of his colleague former Minister of Tourism, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey has called on members of the NPP to honour his death with victory in the upcoming election.

According to him, Jacob Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey stood for hard work and also was a unifier who had a good working relationship with everybody in the party.

Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Moring Show, the former Member of Parliament for New Juabeng North in the Eastern Region averred that the late Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey dedicated his life time to see the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power.

“NPP has lost a great man who was hard working and a unifier in the party. He never had any issue with anybody in the party. I will urge all members to work hard to secure victory for the NPP and dedicate it to Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey. We must all go to the grounds to work seriously to secure victory for the party,” he urged.

The former Tourism Minister died in London following a protracted illness. He was 70 years.

From 2005 to July 2007, Obetsebi-Lamptey served as Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations in the cabinet of President John Kufuor. Previously Obetsebi-Lamptey was Minister of Tourism and Modernization of the Capital (2002–05) and Minister of Information (2001–02).

He was the National Campaign Manager of the victorious New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2000 Presidential elections, which saw the first constitutional (civilian-to-civilian) transition of power in that country.