KOMLA DUMOR’S FUNERAL CEREMONY ENDED

The three days of funeral ceremonies for the BBC presenter Komla Dumor have ended in the Ghanaian Capital, Accra.

The ceremonies concluded with a Thanksgiving mass in the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Cathedral, where the broadcaster and his family worshiped.

The Ghanaian  journalist died suddenly last month in London at the age of 41.

Ghanaian  President John Mahama said the nation has lost one of its finest ambassadors with his death.

“He was very passionate about Africa, he was very passionate about Ghana. I think Komla is one of the gifts we gave to the World”, Mahama said.

Prayers were said for him and in the address, a story was told of how he was once told to live on air that he was a fool-to which he said: “Thank you” His reply, the priest leading the mass suggested, demonstrated a broader lesson- retaliation, anger, violence were not answer.

After his body had lain in state at the cathedral, his funeral was held in the ground of State House in Accra on Saturday. Later he was buried in the compound where his mother was also buried five years ago.