Scores storm Akua Donkor’s hometown for her one-week observation [Photos]

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Hundreds of mourners on Thursday, November 28, 2024, trooped to Ejuratia in the Ashanti region for the one-week observation of the late Akua Donkor.

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Madam Donkor, the founder and 2024 flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), passed on October 28, 2024, following a brief illness.

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The sudden demise occurred at the Ridge Hospital, where she was receiving medical attention.

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She was 83.

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Clad in red and black attire, the mourners, including people from all political divides, Ejuratia residents, and the media, thronged the Ejuratia funeral grounds to commiserate with the family.

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Some of the mourners also wore t-shirts with the inscription ‘3ny3 nono,’ a popular slogan she was known by and that resonated with many Ghanaians.

 

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Visuals of the ceremony, which have gone viral, captured moments of mixed feelings.

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