Essumeja (Ash), March 18, GNA- Alhaji Aliu Mahama, the Vice President on Thursday led a government delegation to pay their last respect to the late Essumejahene, Odeneho Oduro Numapau II, at Essumeja in Ashanti.
Accompanying him were Mrs Theresa Kufuor, the First Lady, Mr Sampson Kwaku Boafo, Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Richard Anane, Minister of Roads and Transport and other dignitaries.
Alhaji Aliu on behalf of the government, presented 10 million cedis and 12 cartons of assorted drinks to the bereaved family. The late Odeneho Numapau, otherwise known as Emmanuel Oduro Adiyiah, died at the age of 78. He was a chartered accountant and benkumhene of Asanteman and a former President of the National House of Chiefs.
He also served as a member of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD).
Odeneho Oduro Numapau died in August last year after a short illness.


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