The incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today Monday March 20, 2017 mark the one year transitory of their former National Chairman, Mr. Jake Otanka Obetsebi- Lamptey.
The former National Chairman, Â Jake Otanka Obetsebi- Lamptey, passed away on Sunday March 20, 2016 in London.
According to the Acting General Secretary of the ruling NPP, John Boadu, he explained that “Jake’s contribution to the NPP can never be forgotten even in death, hence the celebrationâ€.
John Boadu added that, a church service and a ‘get-together’ will be held today  Monday March 20 2017 to celebrate the life of one of the greatest sons of the elephant.
“The service will be held at 8am at the Ridge Church and after we will converge at the National Headquarters to continue the celebration,†he said.
John Boadu also appealed to the general public and sympathizers to come in their all white outfit to join the celebration.
Jacob Okanka Obetsebi-Lamptey's Profile
Mr Jacob Okanka Obetsebi-Lamptey, was born on February 4, 1946 in Accra. He had his primary education in Accra between 1952 and 1958 and travelled to England in the same year to further his education.
Mr Obetsebi Lamptey's work experience dates back to 1966, when he was a scriptwriter, commentator and television and radio, presenter at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). In 1969, he joined Lintas West African, an advertising firm, as an, account executive and radio and television producer.
When the Minister of Presidential Affairs was appointed, the Client Service Manager of Lintas in Ghana in 1971, he wrote, co-ordinated and executed Family Planning, Motivation Campaign for the Ghana National Family Planning Programme and in- 1672, served as a resource person at a seminar on Family Planning at the University of Hawaii.
Mr Obetsebi Lamptey' was appointed the General Manager of Lintas, Ghana Limited in 1974 and thereafter worked on a number of' programmes for the company and others 'in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Kenya.
Between 1984 and 1999; he also worked with the World Health Organisation WHO), the Futures -Group (SOMARC) on workshop devising operation manuals as well as key presentations in a number 'of Countries, including Ghana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Malawi, Holland, Cyprus and Cameroon.
The Minister of Presidential Affairs was the Plenary Speaker at the World Summit on AIDS, London, and Second International Symposium on the disease in Yaounde, Cameroon. He is a Past President of the Advertising Association of Ghana.
Mr Obetsebi Lamptey has several publications to his credit. These include, using commercial resource in Family Planning programmes: The international Experience" and ' The Handbook for AIDS Prevention in Africa".
He was the National Campaign Manager of the NEW Patriotic Party, (NPP) for the 2000 Presidential elections.
From 2005 to July 2007, Obetsebi-Lamptey served as Minister of Tourism and Diasporan Relations in the cabinet of President John Kufuor.
Obetsebi-Lamptey was Minister of Tourism and Modernization of the Capital (2002–2005) and Minister of Information (2001–2002).
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 the country.
Jake also served as a Chief of Staff in the government of former President John Kufuor.