The family of the late Yaw Sarpong has convened at the family residence to provide updates on events following his death and to appeal for support towards a state burial.
Addressing the gathering on behalf of the family, Rev. Emmanuel Kwabena Opoku, the late Yaw Sarpong’s senior brother, revealed that his brother had been battling a serious illness before his passing, adding that the family did everything possible to support him during that period.
Rev. Opoku appealed to the government and the general public to assist the family in securing a state burial for Yaw Sarpong, describing him as a national icon whose immense contribution to gospel music in Ghana merits national honour.
He disclosed that the late gospel musician was the eleventh child of his parents and is survived by four children.
He added that both parents of the late Yaw Sarpong are deceased and noted that he hailed from the Okuona Royal Family at Asuofua in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the Ashanti Region.
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