F. A. Jantuah

Franklin Adubobi Jantuah (1929 – 27 January 2020) be Ghanaian lawyer plus politician. He serve as Minister of State during de first republic den under de Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC). He be Minister of Agriculture under Nkrumah ein government, plus he serve as Minister for Local Government during de PNDC regime.

 Early life den education 
Dem born Jantuah insyd 1929 for Kumasi, de capital of de Ashanti Region. He do ein early education for English Church Mission School for Kumasi, den continue go Asante College, still for Kumasi, from 1943 to 1944. From 1945 to 1947, he go Adisadel College for Cape Coast. He continue go Korle-Bu Dispensing School for 1947, where he get certificate in Pharmacy for 1948. For 1954, he lef go England to study for London Tutorial College den University of London from 1956 to 1959. He study law for Inns of Court School of Law, den dem call am to de bar at de Middle Temple, London.

 Career den politics 
He dey begin legal practice insyd 1960. He enter de parliament insyd 1965 wey dey represent de Ejisu constituency during de first republic. On 13 June dat same year, he be appointed Minister for Agriculture; a position he serve insyd until February 1966 when de Nkrumah government be overthrown. During de Acheampong regime, he become a leading member of de People ein Movement for Freedom den Justice (PMFJ); a political group dat opposed de union government (Unigov) idea dat be proposed by Ignatius Kutu Acheampong den ein government.

Insyd 1974, he become a member of de Kumasi City Council den insyd 1983 become de chairman of de council equivalent to Mayor of Kumasi. He consequently become de Ashanti Regional secretary (Ashanti Regional minister) insyd de PNDC regime den insyd 1984 he be appointed Secretary for Local Government (minister for Local Government). He serve insyd dis capacity until 1986 when he be relieved of ein duties on health grounds.

 Ein life matter 
He be de brother of Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah; who sana be a Ghanaian politician,Ivor Agyeman-Duah,"Jantuah: the last of Nkrumah's Cabinet", Ghanaweb, 13 March 2011. den de poppie of de late Kojo Svedstrup Jantuah, a Ghanaian activist den author,Phil Clarke,"Kojo Svedstrup Jantuah obituary", The Guardian, 29 September 2015. den Nana Yaa Jantuah formerly of de Public Utility den Regulatory Commission as Public den Corporate Affairs Director. He die on Monday 27 January 2020 at de Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

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Category:1929 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Human
Category:Akan people
Category:20th-century Ghanaian lawyers
Category:Agriculture ministers of Ghana
Category:Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
Category:People wey komot Kumasi
Category:Politicians wey komot Ashanti Region
Category:Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
Category:Government ministers of Ghana
Category:Alumni of Adisadel College
Category:Alumni of de University of London
Category:Alumni of de Inns of Court School of Law
Category:Mayors of Kumasi