<<Print>>

Akropong, in the Akuapem Traditional area was full of soberness on Saturday as people from all walks of life trooped to pay their last respect to the late Oseadeeyo Addo Dankwa III, the Paramount chief of the area.

Among high profile at the funeral are - Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur, Former President John Kufuor, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kudalor.

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu and Togbe Afede XIV also graced the final funeral rites of the Paramount chief of the area.

The burial rites began last Sunday with the observance of some rights at the Okuapeman palace by the Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin – the climax of the funeral move to the Presbyterian College of Education School Park to accommodate the large number of mourners who will throng Akropong.

There will also be a thanksgiving service on Sunday, February 7, and final burial rites on Monday, February 8, at the forecourt of the Okuapehene’s Palace in Akropong.