A Former President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA), Mr Edward Yao Ameyibor, has been laid to rest on Friday, July 5, after a pre-burial service at the Tema Joint Church, Community 7, at Tema. The burial took place at Tema Community 9 cemetery on Friday morning.
The burial service itself was private in keeping with his traditional status as a prince.
The veteran journalist died at the Trust Hospital at Osu on, Monday, May 13, at the age of 76 after a short illness.
His mortal remains laid in state at the Joint Church for colleagues, friends and family to pay their last respects earlier from 6:00 am to 8:00 am. This was followed by the final funeral rites at the same venue.
The dress code for the funeral was be Black and White for Friday, July 5 with no activity on Saturday and will be White for the Thanksgiving Service on Sunday July 7, at the Tema Joint Church.
The late Mr Ameyibor, affectionately called (Oga) a tittle he picked while working as GNA’s correspondent to Lagos, Nigeria, from October 1, 1963 to August 31, 2002, rose to the Chief Reporter grade with Special Duties on 1st May, 1970.
He was Editor in May 1975; Senior Editor in February, 1981; Chief Editor in 1997 and Supervising Chief Editor in 2000, the highest grade in the Editorial Department, after the retirement of the late Mr. K.B. Wood.
He was also the General Manager of the Tamale-based Diamond FM and also a Media Consultant.
Until his death, he was the General Secretary of the SSNIT Pensioners Association and the Vice President of HelpAge Ghana.
Tributes have been sent from journalists across the country and beyond since his demise, which invariably describe him as a “phenomenal person”, who devotedly mentored many young journalists with a great deal of passion and affability.
