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President Kufuor mourns Nkawiehene
Nkawie-Ashanti,
Sept. 9, Ghanadot/GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor was
last Monday among a large crowd of mourners at the burial of
the late Nana Twum Barima Apau III, Nkawiehene at Nkawie in
Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti.
President Kufuor and his entourage paid their last respect
to the corpse laid in state at the palace before expressing
his sympathy to the bereaved family and chiefs in the area
at a durbar where he sat in state for exchange of greetings
from the chiefs and queen mothers.
The chiefs included, Baffour Owusu Asare Amankwatia V,
Bantamahene who represented Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu
II, Nana Bi-Kusi Appiah, Omanhene of Manso-Nkwanta
Traditional Area, Nana Agyen Frimpong, Tafohene of Kumasi
and Nana Asiama Poku, Toasehene.
President Kufuor donated 30 crates of soft drinks, 10 crates
of star beer, 10 crates of Guinness, a carton of Schnapps,
50,000 Ghana cedis cash and two wreaths.
He was accompanied by Mr Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani, Chief of
Staff and Minister for Presidential Affairs, Dr Richard
Winfred Anane, Minister for Transportation, Mr Emmanuel
Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister and Member of
Parliament for Kwabre West.
Others were, Mr Benito Owusu Bio, Member of Parliament for
Atwima-Nwabiagya, Mr Thomas Ofori-Donkor, Atwima-Nwabiagya
District Chief Executive and Mr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, Mponua
District Chief Executive.
The late Nana Apau who was enstooled in 1976 died after a
protracted illness in May this year at Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital, He was 70.
He was buried at the royal mausoleum at Nkawie in the night.
GNA
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