Diplomat, Writer and Elder Statesman, K.B Asante will be laid to rest today.

A pre-burial service will be held for him at the forecourt of the State House this morning at 7am.

His family will, from there, hold a private burial for him.

Born Kwaku Baprui Asante in March 1924, Mr. K.B Asante was secretary to Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and served in the Civil Service for more than 20 years.The statesman kept a column Voice From Afar published in the Daily Graphic for many decades.

K.B Asante took his last breath on Monday, January, 22 at age 93.