Krachi East MCE, Found Dead In Hotel Room Laid To Rest

The mortal remains of Francis Kofi Okesu, who until his demise was the Krachi East Municipal Chief Executive, has now been laid to rest at his residence at the Dambai Community One in the Oti Region. He died on September 4, 2022, in a hotel in Kumasi. He was 42. Family, friends and sympathizers also from far and near paid their last

respects as the body was laid in state at the Lapaz Park at Dambai. Tributes poured in for the late Okesu from political parties and institutions, with many describing him as a loving and gentle personality, with an unbridled passion for his work. Joshua Gmayenaam Makubu, Oti Regional Minister, described him as a hardworking man who became

an inspiration for both the young and old in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Krachi East Municipality in general. As young as he was, he worked hard for the municipality with the aim of creating an enabling environment for job creation and development, he said.  Mr Makubu said the late Mr Okesu was always punctual

to work and functions, and that must be learnt by all. The NPP, in a tribute, said it had lost a strong pillar and a unifier, who did not believe in the creation of personality camps within the party. Okesu was passionate about the various developmental projects President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has earmarked since assuming

office on January 7, 2017. The NPP would see to the execution of those projects to create jobs for the youth as a memorial to the late MCE. Dignitaries at the funeral included Mr Dan Kweku Botwe, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, who described the late Okesu as irreplaceable. He, however, assured the

municipality of the Ministry’s readiness to accelerate development, adding that the good works and legacy of the late MCE would forever be remembered by the party and the nation. Mr Botwe expressed his condolences to the wife, children and the entire bereaved family and prayed that God keeps his soul in perfect peace. The deceased left behind a wife, Dordoe Ewoenam Okesu, and two children.