Nii Lomotey Akrabatsa1 Passes Away in London

The executive committee of La Kpee UK, and the entire membership and the Ga Dangme community UK, had been thrown into mourning with the death of Nii Lomotey Akrabatsa 1, known in private life as Emmanuel Lomotey in London, he is one of the pillars of the Ga Dangme community.

Nii Akrabatsa was the Nii Mantse of the La community of UK and Ireland and was also one time joint chairman of the Ga dangme foundation of UK, which aimed at bringing the Ga Dangme community in Europe together under one umbrella.

Since he retired from the English NHS, Nii Akrabatsa had devoted his energy to the unity of the Ga Dangme community and the cohesion of the various Ghanaian communities in the UK. He was 85 years and was survived by a wife and a number of children. As a community leader his services to the Ghanaian community was unparalleled.

His defining hour was when he initiated the joint Homowo between Teshie and the La community for the first time as a prelude to uniting all the Ga Dangme groups under one umbrella for the Homowo celebration.

Highlights of that celebration were the procession of chiefs and elders; pouring of libation; traditional drumming and dancing and the sprinkling of "Kpokpoi" for the first of its kind in terms of bringing several Ga, Accra traditional rulers together under one umbrella from Accra for the Homowo celebration in the UK.

The family has announced his funeral arrangements as follows; there will be Church service on Friday April 28, 2017, at the Vine United Reformed church located at Riches Rd, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1JH from 9:30 -11:30 am, and then to the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium in Aldersbrook Road, between Wanstead, Little Ilford and Manor Park.

Celebration of his life and final customary rites will take place between 2 pm-9 pm at

Isaac Newton Academy Hall

1 Cricklefield Place

Ilford

IG1 1FY

All are cordially invited to celebrate his illustrious life.