The Sanaahene of the Denkyira Traditional Area, Nana Dr. Essiem Kwakotan II has urged indigenes of Denkyira to rally around the traditional council to ensure a successful and befitting burial for their late Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III, Denkyirahene.
At a ceremony yesterday to launch the official cloths for the burial at Jukwa the traditional capital and Dunkwa-on-Offin the administrative capital, he said preparation are far advanced adding that the traditional council is waiting patiently for the lifting of the ban on large gathering as a result of Covid-19 situation in the country.
He further argued that the funeral of the king is a national one and under the present covid-19 protocols, it is highly impossible to set a specific date for funeral.
Launching the cloth, Gyaasehene Barima Siaw Panin III said the traditional Council is doing the necessary preparation towards the final journey home of the late king.
Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III was installed in 1955 and died on the stool in 2015. He was the 25th Paramount Chief of Denkyira and one of the longest-serving Traditional Rulers in Ghana. During his time, he served as the Vice President and later, President of the National House of Chiefs.
He was also a member of the constituent assemblies of 1969, 1979 and 1992 where he also served as a member of the council of state in 1992.
Odeefuo Boa Amponsem was honoured by the Head of State and presented with the Order of Volta, in 1992.
Source: Kofi Konadu/ATLFMNEWS
