Greenstreet mourns Oseadeeyo Nana Addo Danquah III

The Flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has paid his last respects to Oseadeeyo Nana Addo Danquah III, the late king of the Akropong Akuapem traditional area.

Accompanying the flag bearer were some party officials, including the First National Vice Chairperson, Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim; First Vice Chairman of Eastern regional branch of CPP, who is also the Constituency Chairman for Akropong, Justice Kofi Henaku; James Kwabena Bomfeh (aka Kabila), Mamshie Omar Bawa and Isaac Winful Dadzie, all CPP activists.

According to a press release signed by the Director of Communications, Mr Kadir Abdul Rauf Issifu, Prof. Miranda Greenstreet, the mother of Mr Ivor Greenstreet partly hails from the Royal house of the Akropong Akuapem stool and is the granddaughter of Nana Kwame Ofori Kuma.

Paying homage to the late king was Mr Greenstreet’s first public national assignment after his victory at the CPP National Delegates Congress held last Saturday.

Nana Addo Danquah was laid in state as part of the tradition of the Akuapem people for family members and sub-divisional chiefs to pay their last respects. He was installed the paramount chief of the Akuapem Traditional Area in 1974 at the age of 44 and reigned continuously for 35 years.

Mr Greenstreet has become the first physically- challenged person in Ghana to be elected as a presidential candidate. He polled 64.2 per cent of the votes cast.