Dzifa Gomashie (L) and Afenyo- Markin (R)
Prominent personalities gathered at the National Theatre to pay their respects during the funeral rites of late actor Mawuli Semevo on Saturday April 5, 2025.
Among the attendees were Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts Dzifa Gomashie, playwright and media personality George Quaye, and others.
The individuals were dressed in all-black attire as they showed solidarity with the bereaved family and honored the late actor’s memory.
Dzifa Gomashie was pleased to see Afenyo-Markin at the event and engaged with the Effutu Member of Parliament for a while before they took their seats.
The late actor, Mawuli Semevo, passed away at the Ridge Hospital on Thursday, February 20, 2025, while receiving treatment for burns sustained in a fire accident.
He was a talented actor renowned for his exceptional performances in film and theatre, starring in movies like ‘A Stab in the Dark’, ‘Harvest at 17’, and ‘Escape of Love’, among others.
Watch scenes from Semevo’s funeral below:
LIVE | Minority Leader, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has arrived at the final funeral rites of the late Ghanaian actor, Mawuli Yao Semevo, at the National Theatre in Accra. pic.twitter.com/znYjxT58M4
— ThisIsNeneOdompleh (@The1957News) April 5, 2025
Scenes from the funeral of the Late Mawuli Yao Semevo at the National Theatre #GhanaWeekend pic.twitter.com/0sMB3QP6uc
— Ghana Weekend (@GhanaWeekend) April 5, 2025
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