Final funeral rites for the late JB Danquah held nearly 60 years after his death
Ghanaian statesman and founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), Joseph Boakye Danquah has finally been given a befitting funeral, 58 years after his passing on February 4, 1965. The Ofori Panin Fie, under the leadership of Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, conducted the final funeral rites of the late Dr. Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah, 58 years after his demise, on February 10, 2024. At the time of his death, JB Danquah was Twafohene of Okyeman, with the stool name Barima Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Dankwa I. Per the funeral poster shared by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, the event took place at the forecourt of Ofori Panin Fie in Kyebi, Eastern Region. The stool of Twafohene had remained vacant since the passing of Barima Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Dankwa I, until Katakyie Kwame Boakye Dankwa II was enstooled on December 16, 2023, as the successor to his grandfather. Following the customs and traditions, the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council announced that the new Twafohene would organize…
11 Feb 00:00 · GhanaWeb