Government has expressed its condolence to the Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs and the bereaved family of Obrempong Henneh Kwasi II, Omanhene of Nsoatre who died last April and would be buried on November 18.

Mr Nathan Quao, Presidential Adviser, who expressed the government's sentiments said throughout the 47-year rule of Nana Kwasi there was peace, unity and progress in the area and said he hopes that the process of succession to the stool would be peaceful.

"The Omanhene provided quality leadership and left behind unity and peace that must be respected and acknowledged", Mr Quao said when he received a delegation of Chiefs and opinion leaders from the region at the Castle to inform the presidency of the burial and funeral arrangements. The delegation, led by the President of the Regional House of Chiefs, Nana Kojo Nyarku III, who is also a member of the Council of State, comprised paramount and divisional chiefs, Ministers of State, Members of Parliament and District Chief Executives from the region.

Mr Quao advised the chiefs and people that while they mourn the late Omanhene, they should guard against acts that could create fear over the selection of a successor. Prof. Patrick Twumasi and Mr D.S. Boateng, both of the President's office, also advised the Chiefs to use the funeral to bring the people together for development. Mrs Cecilia Johnson, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development appealed to the traditional authorities to ensure that peace and tranquillity prevailed among the late Omanhene's immediate family, particularly during the transitional period.

Mr Donald Adabre, Brong Ahafo Regional Minister said the late Omanhene left a legacy of hard work and dedication. He said unlike other Chiefs who spend their resources on disputes and wars, Obrempong Kwasi directed his energy to the development of his people.

According to the funeral arrangement, the late Omanhene would be laid in state from November 16 to 18 before burial at the Nsoatre Royal Mausoleum.