D.S Boateng laid to rest

Koforidua, March 5, GNA - The mortal remains of David Sarpong Boateng, a former Minister of State in the Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings' Administration was laid to rest after a burial service at the St George's Catholic Cathedral at Koforidua.

The late D. S Boateng, also Ghana's former Ambassador to Cuba, died at the age of 72 and left behind his wife, Madam Akua Dwubi, three children and three step children.

At the funeral service, Most Rev. Francis Afrifa- Agyekum, Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese of the Catholic Church, urged all to lead a Godly life because no one knows when death will knock at ones doors.

Dignitaries who attended the funeral to pay their last respect included Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoa Amissah-Arthur as well as former Head of State Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings.

Other high ranking members from the ruling National Democratic Congress and the opposition New Patriotic Party were at the funeral.

GNA