The mysterious death of a businessman and supporter of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has left residents dumbfounded.
By Ramsey N. Singbeh, Jr.
Kakata, Liberia, April 15, 2024 – The mysterious death of a staunch supporter of President Joseph N. Boakai and the ruling Unity Party has left Margibi County in disbelief, with various accounts circulating among residents.
The people of Margibi woke up on April 11, 2024, to shocking and conflicting news of the death of a renowned businessman-turned-politician who was also a stalwart of the ruling Unity Party.
The late Jacob Q. Ketteh, popularly known as ‘Uncle J,’ was a resident of Kakata City and operated the Uncle J. Foreign Auto Parts Business Center.
He contested the 2023 elections on the Unity Party ticket but lost to incumbent Representative Clarence Gleekan Gahr.
Family sources, who confirmed his death in early April 11th to the NEW DAWN, said the late Jacob was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Inside sources gave conflicting information regarding his demise. One source says he was never sick and that he even watched the match between Barcelona and PSG via television on the night of April 10, 2024, with some folks from Kakata at his residence.
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Another source said the deceased had been battling pressure since the elections, and he was seen breathing heavily with foam oozing from his mouth minutes before he died.
There was no medical report provided up to press time, but this paper was also hinted that a very strong and hard-to-penetrate substance came out of his mouth after his death.
However, it was reported that he went to bed looking fine during the night before his sudden death, after being discovered unconscious in his bedroom the next day.
Meanwhile, the late Jacob was one of the folks who supported President Boakai’s candidacy in the county and made his home one of the major centers for Boakai’s Campaign Activities in 2023.
He had a close link with Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and had reportedly made efforts to secure himself a job in government but appeared not to have succeeded.
He is one of several business people in the county that the ruling UP had allegedly promised big business opportunities for supporting its political campaign.
The deceased was already organizing a group to support Vice President Koung for the presidency in 2029.
Some stakeholders and leaders of the county, including Margibi County District #4 Representative Emmanuel O Yarh (also a businessman), did not go to work last week Thursday over the sudden death of Mr. Ketteh to sympathize with his family. Editing by Jonathan Browne
