Three years following his demise, the late Nakpaa-Naa Salifu Dawuni was finally buried in line with the customs and traditions of the Nanung traditional area.

[contextly_sidebar id=”jTgyjJb3S9xFei9UjIYq3l6E2JqJQm8J”]The family, in a Citi News interview, thanked the government and other relevant stakeholders mediating the chieftaincy dispute in the Nanung traditional area, for bringing finality to the late chief’s burial.

The family members reaffirmed their commitment to zealously uphold and sustain the peace and stability in the area.

They have also called for genuine reconciliation and unity to move the Nanung traditional area forward in the right direction.

The Spokesperson for the family, Bihi-Naa Amadu Mustapha Zakari, said, “On behalf of the late Naa Salifu Dawuni family, I want to use this opportunity to thank the government for the support granted us leading to the peaceful burial of the late Naa Salifu Dawuni.”

“We want to thank the security institutions for heavy deployment of security personnel to guarantee public safety and all the other relevant institutions for their support.”

“We declare our cooperation with the security institutions and indeed government to ensure the peaceful conduct of individuals within the traditional area.”

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The former chairman of the National Development Planning Commission and the Senior Advisor to the President died after he suffered an asthma attack on the Spintex road in Accra last Saturday.

A photo of him at the morgue got onto some social media on Sunday and was subsequently published in the Daily Guide newspaper on Monday.

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the National Media Commission (NMC) have both condemned Daily Guide’s publication of the said photo.

Speaking to Citi News, Mr. Pee Yalley said the morgue official who took the photo should be punished accordingly.

He mentioned that the LEKMA Hospital is a public institution and the laid down procedures which admits people into the hospitals morgue “does not include photography and so LEKMA would have to find out who took that picture and the state would have to deal with that person.”

Mr. Yalley pointed out that Ghana’s customs and culture treats the dead with dignity and so it is imperative for Ghanaians to be “sensitive to the pain of the family.”

He said the incident is indicative of the “depth of indignity and ingratitude that we find ourselves in.”

He was optimistic that the case could be dealt with legally to serve as a deterrent to persons who abuse the privacy of others on social media.

By: Efua Idan Osam/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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