{"id":49970,"date":"2014-09-23T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=49970"},"modified":"2014-09-23T07:06:01","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T07:06:01","slug":"mausoleum-for-prof-kofi-awoonor-in-vregion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=49970","title":{"rendered":"Mausoleum for Prof Kofi Awoonor in V\/Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has unveiled a Mausoleum at Weta in the Volta Region to commemorate the first anniversary of the demise of one of Ghana\u2019s astute writers, Prof Kofi Awoonor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mausoleum, according to Doe Adjaho, was part of initiatives being taken by the family of the late Professor to keep his beliefs and ideologies alive in order to inspire the current and future generations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of his children, Sika Awoonor told <strong>Citi News,\u00a0<\/strong>the Mausoleum forms part a future plan of converting their father\u2019s residence in Weta into an Art Centre where writers across the world could move away from the buzzing cities to have retreats.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/prof-kofi-anyidoho-talking-to-koku-anyidoho.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49975\" alt=\"prof kofi anyidoho talking to koku anyidoho\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/prof-kofi-anyidoho-talking-to-koku-anyidoho-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/prof-kofi-anyidoho-talking-to-koku-anyidoho-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/prof-kofi-anyidoho-talking-to-koku-anyidoho-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/prof-kofi-anyidoho-talking-to-koku-anyidoho.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An educational endowment fund was also instituted for the traditional area where beneficiary needy but brilliant students will be sponsored throughout their education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;R90ohoO9ut58a4Aa7r0AcQK7gj7recmy&#8221;]It has been a year since four gunmen stormed the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, killing 67 people and leaving the capital unsettled for days as militants battled with security personnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Awoonor, a former chairman of the Council of State was among the 67 individuals who met their untimely death during the incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/the-last-born-kekeli-awoonor-led-his-sibling-to-read-their-tribute.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49976\" alt=\"the last born kekeli awoonor led his sibling to read their tribute\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/the-last-born-kekeli-awoonor-led-his-sibling-to-read-their-tribute-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/the-last-born-kekeli-awoonor-led-his-sibling-to-read-their-tribute-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/the-last-born-kekeli-awoonor-led-his-sibling-to-read-their-tribute-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/the-last-born-kekeli-awoonor-led-his-sibling-to-read-their-tribute.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dan-abodakpui-dancing-with-the-eldest-daughter-of-late-prof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-49977\" alt=\"dan abodakpui dancing with the eldest daughter of late prof\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dan-abodakpui-dancing-with-the-eldest-daughter-of-late-prof-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dan-abodakpui-dancing-with-the-eldest-daughter-of-late-prof-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dan-abodakpui-dancing-with-the-eldest-daughter-of-late-prof-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/dan-abodakpui-dancing-with-the-eldest-daughter-of-late-prof.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/09\/18\/mahama-eulogizes-awoonor-at-1-year-memorial\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">His memorial service<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0which exhibited an undiluted African cultural dexterity was attended by top government officials and culture purist across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notable among them were the Chief of Staff, Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani, Chairperson of the Council of State, Cecilia Johnson and Deputy Minister For Defence, Alex Segbefia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The rest were close relatives and friends including, Professor Kofi Anyidoho and Victor Gbeho who\u00a0all took turns to eulogize the late Professor Kofi Awoonor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Kingnorbert Akpablie\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has unveiled a Mausoleum at Weta in the Volta Region to commemorate the first anniversary of the demise of one of Ghana\u2019s astute writers, Prof Kofi Awoonor. 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