Government informed of the death of Okerehene.

President John Agyekum Kufuor on Wednesday said any Ghanaian who diligently serve in any capacity for the nation to progress deserves to be accorded the due respect and recognition even after his death.

He said with such recognition it would motivate others to emulate them and pave the way for progress and national development.

President Kufuor said this when a delegation from Akwapim-Okere Traditional Area formally informed him of the death of Osuodomgya Otutu Ababio IV, Okerehene and Nifahene of Akwapim at the State House in Accra.

He expressed the government's condolence to the people for the loss of their chief who reigned for 55 years and made valuable contributions to the development of the area.

Nana Asare Brempong II, Chief of Awukugua, who is Adontenhene of Akwapim and Acting Okerehene who led the delegation said the country has lost an illustrious son.

He presented four bottles of Schnapps to the government to symbolise a formal invitation to the funeral scheduled for August 15-18.

The late Osuodomgya Ababio, 95, known in private life as Mr Victor

Kwabena Kono was a purchasing clerk of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).

He died on September 14, last year and left behind three wives, 40 children, 196 grandchildren and 245 great-grand children.

In another development, Dr Kwami Nyaho Tamakloe, Director of Nyaho

Clinic in Accra, led a 10-member delegation of the Chapman Nyaho family and the

Anlo Traditional Council to officially inform the government of the death of Mr Daniel Ahming Chapman-Nyaho.

Dr Tamakloe said the late Chapman-Nyaho a renowned public servant and statesman who died on July 13 would be buried on August 11 at Keta.

President Kufuor described the late Chapman Nyaho as a nationalist who served the nation in several ways as the first African Secretary to Cabinet in the pre-independence colonial rule and Ghana's Ambassador to the US and permanent representative to the UN.

He said Mr Chapman-Nyaho had a vision for the nation and had much potential for humanity and the evolution of a proud and capable Ghana.