Former Accra Mayor laid to rest
Hundreds of mourners gathered to bid farewell to the late Nat Nuno-Amarteifio, a former Mayor of Accra, after a brief ceremony at the Lashibi Funeral Home in Accra last Friday.
The late former Mayor passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 after a short illness.
A section of mourners at the ceremony 
• He blew the flute as
the tribute was read
• Hundreds of mouners
attended the burial service
• President Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo and his wife Rebecca
and other dignitaries were present
The late former Mayor was eulogised as a gentleman of great wit
Dignitaries including President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his wife Rebecca, Mr. Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister as well as past and present government officials attended the solemn ceremony.
He (former Mayor) was eulogised as “a gentleman of great wit, forceful in expressing his opinion where others may suppress theirs.”
“Our brother in his lifetime was given the opportunity by the Government of Ghana as Lord Mayor of Accra to enhance the state of the Metropolis, a task he executed to perfection.
“Internationally, he was appreciated by many countries in Africa, the USA and France who awarded him the Chevalier de l’ordre National du mérite par décret on May 9, 2007,” his brother, Nik Amarteifio said.
Between 1957 and 1964, Mr. Nuno-Amarteifio attended the Achimota School, where he had his secondary and ‘sixth form’ education.
He worked in the United States of America, Canada before returning to Ghana as an architect and consultant. He was appointed Mayor of Accra between 1994 and 1998 during the late former President Jerry John Rawlings’ administration.
