Tears as Akufo-Addo’s driver who died in accident laid to rest in Gomoa Kweikrom [Photos]

SOURCE: Kofi Adjei

The driver of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who died in an accident at Bunso, Kwesi Atta, popularly known as Champion Atta, has been laid to rest at Gomoa Kweikrom in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.

Adom News reported that, the driver of the Toyota Land Cruiser died on the spot, while three other occupants of the vehicle sustained varying degrees of injury after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was returning from the funeral of the late Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah.

The 50-year-old man left behind a wife and six children.

The government has pledged to provide scholarships to the children and support the wife since her husband died in the line of duty.

In an interview with Adom News, Gomoa East NPP Parliamentary candidate, Kojo Asamanyi, speaking on behalf of the President, consoled the family and described Kwesi Atta as a hardworking person.

The Director of Communications who also serves as the NPP parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya West Constituency, Eugene Arhin, was among those who came to mourn with the family.