K.B. Asante was an 'uncompromising patriot' - Nduom

Chairman of Groupe Nduom (GN), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has bid farewell to renowned Ghanaian diplomat K.B. Asante after he passed on at 93 within the earlier hours of today, Januay, 19, 2017.

In his Facebook post, Mr Nduom described the late K.B. Asante as one who "deserved fully the titles 'Honourable' and 'Excellency'.

According to Mr Nduom, K.B. Asante was an uncompromising patriot who has become an ancestor following his demise.

Commenting on his down-to-earth nature, Mr Nduom wrote, "He did not go quietly and we are grateful for that because he used his voice to teach, to tell Our History and to give leadership when others who also could speak remained silent."

K.B. Asante was born on March 1, 1924 and served as Secretary to Ghana’s First President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, as well under a number of Heads of State.

He also served as Principal Secretary at African Affairs Secretariat from 1960 to 1966.

He was also Ghana’s Ambassador to Switzerland and the United Nations Offices in Geneva, and the UN establishment in Vienna, and, Ambassador to Australia from 1967-72.

The late K.B. then served as the Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Economic Community from 1976-1978.

The full post read:

"Farewell to an Unapologetic Patriot!

Mr. K. B. Asante who deserved Fully the titles ‘Honourable’ and ‘Excellency’ has passed on to eternity. He has become an ancestor. In an environment where people talk freely with abandon, not caring who they hurt or the damage they do to the nation, he was a wonderful exception. He did not go quietly and we are grateful for that because he used his voice to teach, to tell Our History and to give leadership when others who also could speak remained silent. I am glad that the Good Lord allowed him to remain with us for so long through our various “republics” to bear testimony and express his views through his giant lenses.

I am grateful for his life. Ghanaians must recognize his contribution.

Thank you to a true Elder, an uncompromising PATRIOT!"