Ahafo Ano South West DCE laid to rest as Muslims hold final prayers

Mankranso, a town in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region, is in mourning following the sudden death of its District Chief Executive, Abubakar Sedik. The DCE passed away on September 20 after a brief illness, leaving the community in deep sorrow. A Muslim burial service was held at the Mankranso School Park on Monday, September 21, where mourners gathered to offer final Salat al-Janazah prayers and bid farewell to the deceased.

The atmosphere was heavy with grief as friends, family, residents, sympathizers, and National Democratic Congress (NDC) members paid their respects to the man who served as the District Chief Executive. The news of his demise has left the entire Ahafo Ano South West District in a state of deep mourning. Sedik reportedly fell ill after returning from a meeting with the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mahama Ayariga, in Kumasi, where he was attending to the Kejetia Phase Two Redevelopment project.

He reportedly did not survive the illness and was later laid to rest in Mankranso. In the past week, the district had been under scrutiny after Sedik was accused of attempting to demolish a school facility to make way for a 24-hour economy market, a claim he firmly denied.