Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in an interaction with the family at the funeral ceremony
The Nii Okan Tsuru Dsane Family of Teshie Kle-Krobo and Accra has expressed its profound gratitude to President Akufo-Addo and his vice Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, political parties, members of the diplomatic corps, individuals and institutions, who supported it to hold the final funeral rites of the late Dr. Kofi Nyan Dsane-Selby.
The mortal remains of the late Dr. Kofi Nyan Dsane-Selby, Ghana’s former Ambassador to Italy and France under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, was laid to rest in Cape Coast on September 10, 2017 after a funeral ceremony which took place at the forecourt of the State House on 8th September.
The family, in a statement to the media, expressed gratitude to individuals and institutions like the Ridge Church, the Parish Priest of Accra, among others, for their support.
Giving a brief background about the family, the statement indicated that Kofi Dsane-Selby’s father was Ekow Nyanka Selby and his mother was Madam Lydia Okan Kai Dsane.
After the marriage, they combined the two names to become Dsane-Selby.
The late mother Lydia Okan Kai Dsane didn’t want to lose her prominent Dsane heritage from Teshie, Accra
Earlier, the Dsane Family, led by the heady, William Boyd Dsane, described the former envoy to France and Italy as a dedicated gentleman, adding that he contributed tremendously to the advancement of democracy and socioeconomic development of Ghana.
Mr William Dsane urged the youth to emulate Dr Dsane-Selby’s sterling example of patriotism and selfless service to God and country.
The family head also encouraged the young members of the Dsane-Selby families, both home and abroad, to come together and develop their families and the country as a whole.
“In this era of technology, it is very easy to locate one another and to communicate anywhere in the world; you therefore would have no excuse for not getting in touch with one another to plan the progress of your families,” Mr. Dsane explained.
Dr Kofi Dsane-Selby was described as a true patriot whose honesty was unquestionable at the Thanksgiving Service on Sunday.
The former diplomat was said to have pursued his civil service and political career with great passion and dedication and also had love for his family.
Dr. Dsane-Selby was a founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He contested the flagbearership race of the party twice with Prof Albert Adu-Boahene in 1992 and former President John Agyekum Kufour in 1996, but lost on all occasions.
He was later appointed by former President Kufour as Ghana’s Ambassador to France and Italy.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former Presidents, Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour and John Dramani Mahama, attended the burial service held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on September 8, 2017.
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, ministers and other state officials attended the Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
By Melvin Tarlue