Former Mayor of Accra Dies

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The former Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio has died, close family sources have confirmed.

The cause of death was, however, not immediately disclosed by the family sources. Nunoo-Amarteifio was Mayor of Accra between 1994 and 1998 in the JJ Rawlings’ administration.

Nunoo-Amarteifio went into lecturing on urban management and contemporary Ghanaian art and culture when he left office.

He was an architectural historian and a writer. He used to work in the US, Canada before returning to Ghana as an architect and consultant.

He was an occasional guest critic for the Ghanaian Times and Sunday Mirror in Accra. He has written a book on the history of architecture in Accra.

In June 2009, the former mayor undertook a photographic exhibition with Kofi Setordji, a Ghanaian sculptor and painter, under the title “Architectural history of Accra” showcasing in black and white photographs some buildings that were put up between 1920 and 1930

By: Pulse Ghana