PROF. ALBERT SACKEY

PROF. SACKEY
“Ignashoeees! Is Ignashoes here? Hello, are you there???? He’s gone. You think you can earn an Mphil sitting behind a computer?
Cecilia, Carlos…”
These have turned into bells ringing in my ears
As your demise fan my tears
For I thought you were larger than life
Untouchable, unbeatable, through all life’s strife
This ladder to the immortal unknown
…always has us humble and blown

You were that fresh air with unexpected heat
Rainer of presentational tears
…one we loved and feared
But none could challenge you in scholarship
In Language and Literature and The Novel with its Narratology
And none could shake your resolve
I loved that about you

The man with an impeccable look
A face so well shaven and smooth
Clothes always with their prims and propers
An aura to die for
And a voice with depth!
An academic, deserving of celebration

I celebrate your laurels
And wish for a celebration from even grieving hearts, for you lived a dream!
Prof. yaa wɔ yɛ toiŋ jɔlemli
We, your students, bow in thanksgiving
For your service and your time
We wish for you more power in the ancestral world
Above all, we wish you peace
…in the afterlife
Till we meet again
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © August 5, 2026. Edited by Carlos Abdul Latif Adam.
Photo: Prof. Nkansah on Whatsapp, for the late Prof. Albert Sackey. May he rest in peace.