I have missed you dearly. I never thought I would be writing something like this about you now. I have seen young people die, but I never imagined you would join that queue so soon. You were so active and energetic, despite your occasional complaints of stress due to the nature of our work as media professionals.
I cannot imagine that our usual quarrels, disagreements, name-calling, and all those moments have come to an end just like that. I have lost a kenkey and pork eating partner, a brother I drank pito with while discussing our personal problems. You were more than a media colleague and friend—you were like a blood brother to me. We confided in each other, talked about family, job aspirations, and all the “nonsense” in the Ghanaian media, especially in the Northern Region, where you worked as Regional Correspondent for GHOne Television until you were taken ill in December 2025 and passed on March 17, 2026.
When you shared your doctor’s report with me in December while you were in Accra seeking medical care, I called you and said, “It will be fine. I’ll be praying for you.” And I did pray for you every night. Even on the day I saw a social media post announcing your death, I had prayed for you just hours earlier. Frankly, I was deeply disturbed—very sad.
Nash, I know you fought for your life. You fought to live. But unfortunately for me and many others, we lost you. You were a very good human being. I know many Ewe people, some very dear to me just like you. Like my people, the Dagaaba, Ewe people are hardworking, academically intelligent, honest, and beautiful. I saw these qualities and more in you.
I have known you since your days at Viasat 1 Television as the first Northern Regional Correspondent, until its demise when you moved to GHOne Television. You brought innovation to the media landscape, especially as a reporter at Viasat 1. You were the first to have your story aired from the region in those days. We knew each other then, but we were not very close until 2021, when you recruited me to work with you as a data analyst in an IT firm where you were a manager. That job helped me in many ways, especially as a family man. You trained me and supervised me to ensure I did my work well.
Eventually, both of us left the company, but we continued to take personal interest in each other. We collaborated and worked together on many stories. While you were with GHOne Television, you occasionally shared stories with me to publish for you on kumasimail.com.
You will be remembered for your generosity—not just to me, but to the thousands of students and staff of Ghana Senior High School, Vitting Senior High School, and Dabokpa Technical Institute. In 2025, you and your American friends provided them with thousands of litres of potable water, with support from the Ghana National Fire Service. You did not stop there—you also facilitated the drilling of mechanised boreholes in these schools, again with support from your American friends. I had the privilege of covering those stories.
To your dear family, especially your wife and your two children, Kekeli and Klenam, I offer my sincere condolences.
Nash, I pray that God shows you mercy and grants you peaceful rest in His bosom until we meet again in the hereafter. Rest in peace, my brother.
By Joseph Ziem, Northern Regional Editor – Kumasimail.com
