Enoch Teye Mensah, a distinguished member of the Council of State and former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram. Mr. Mensah, aged 77, passed away on the night of Sunday, October 1, 2023, in South Africa after a prolonged period of ill health.
Mr. Mensah was a prominent figure in Ghanaian politics, having served as a Member of Parliament for 20 years from January 1997 to January 2017. He was also a Minister of Youth and Sports during the Rawlings era and held the position for two terms.
Additionally, he served as the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly during the PNDC era. As a loyal member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Mensah was elected to Parliament on the NDC ticket in 1997 and represented the people of Ningo-Prampram until 2017.
He was a devoted public servant and will be remembered for his unwavering commitment to his constituents and the people of Ghana. Mr. Mensah was survived by his wife and seven children. His passing is a great loss to the nation, and he will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Mensah, a native of Prampram in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, was born on May 17, 1946. He received his education at the SNAPS College of Accountancy, where he completed his studies in 1968.
In 1970, he obtained his RSA III certification, and in 1986, he was awarded fellowship status by the Institute of Financial Accountants. Mensah is an accomplished Account Officer, having served in that capacity at the University of Ghana, Legon. In addition to his professional achievements, Mensah is also a seasoned politician.
He was elected to the second parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana during the 1996 Ghanaian General Election, where he secured a total valid vote cast of 15,677, representing 56.10% of the vote.
His opponents, Desmond Nene Quaynor and Gwendolyn Sara Addo, received 1,569 (5.60%) and 1,537 (5.50%) votes, respectively, with the latter running as an Independent candidate under the membership of the National Democratic Congress. Mensah held his seat as a member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency until 2016, when he was defeated by Samuel George Nartey.
