General News of Tuesday, 28 January 2020Source: ghananewsagency.orgAkufo-Addo joins Asantehene to mourn Ghana’s longest-serving MCEFile photoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday joined the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace, Kumasi, to observe the one-week funeral celebration of the late Nana Akwasi Agyeman, Ghana’s longest-serving Mayor. The government delegation also included; Alhaji Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia, the Vice-President, Ministers of State and Members of Parliament (MPs). The late Nana Agyeman, an Asante royal, died at the ripe age of 86 on January 14, this year. The Asantehene, clad in a black mourning cloth, sat in state at the forecourt of the Manhyia Palace as he received thousands of well-wishers who came to commiserate with the bereaved family. Funeral arrangements would be announced later in line with the tradition of the Asante royal family.

Source: GhanaWeb January 27, 2020 19:07 UTC