The 2016 Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has paid tribute to the founding father and the first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew on his death.
According to the three-time Flagbearer of the NPP, Lee Kuan Yew is undoubtedly one of the individuals in the world who has made history by impacting the lives of millions of people around the world.
On his Facebook Wall, Nana Akufo-Addo wrote that Lee Kuan Yew’s leadership of Singapore, spanning a period of 30 years was responsible for the transformation of a small island output into a one of the wealthiest nations in Asia.
He added that though Lee Kuan Yew was not perfect, his name will echo down the ages and will forever be remembered as a statesman, visionary and a remarkable leader who was efficient, incorruptible, inventive, forward-looking and pragmatic.
Read The Full Tribute Of Nana Akufo-Addo On His Facebook Wall To Lee Kuan Yew:
I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Singapore’s founding father and first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and I extend my deepest condolences to his family, the government and the people of Singapore.
Every so often, history produces an individual who impacts the lives of millions of people around the world, and Lee Kuan Yew was, undoubtedly, one of such persons.
His leadership of Singapore, spanning a period of 30 years, was responsible for the transformation of a small island outpost into one of the wealthiest nations in Asia. Singapore reflected the man: efficient, incorruptible, inventive, forward-looking and pragmatic. In the affairs of the region, he proved to be a great strategist and one of Asia's most influential politicians.
He was not perfect, but his name will echo down the ages and will forever be remembered as a statesman, visionary and a remarkable leader.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
……signed……
Nana Akufo-Addo
2016 NPP Presidential Candidate
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com.gh/E-mail: [email protected]
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