General News of Saturday, 5 June 2021Source: Ebo SafoThe late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie was a senior member of the governing New Patriotic Party. He rose to become the party's General Secretary and served in various roles as a government official. Lawyer Sir John as he was popularly referred to died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital from suspected Covid-19 at the age of 63. On Thursday, the rank and file of the NPP stormed Sakora-Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region to pay their last respect to the always witty Sir John. With a large attraction, the funeral of the late NPP General Secretary just like other politically related activities in the country become one of the events that ended up breaching various Covid-19 protocols including social distancing.

Source: GhanaWeb June 05, 2021 07:52 UTC