Akwasi Aduse-Opoku

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Akwasi Aduse Opoku, affectionately called, “TOSTAO” was born to Opanin Aduse Opoku and
Obaapanin Afia Serwaa on the 4th of April 1952 in Kumasi. He was the first of 12 children,
siblings whose upkeep and care became his primary responsibility, particularly after the death
of his stepfather in 1983.

After the dissolution of Maame Afia Serwaa’s first marriage, she married Nana Akwasi Boateng
Odikro of Edwinase. Our grandfather, Nana Yaw Asiama, one of the early Asante settlers in the
North and a pioneer recreational facility operator in Wa, decided in order to give the newlyweds
a fresh start of their married life together he would take Akwasi to start school in Wa.

While at Wa, his aunt, Asonaba Konadu Yiadom, occasionally visited with him. It was therefore
not surprising that midway in his primary education when our grandmother, Nana Akosua
Kwaa, wanted Akwasi to return to Kumasi, she brought him to live with Maame Konadu who
shaped his formative years.

In Kumasi, he was enrolled at Wesley College Practice school after which he took night classes in
advanced courses in lieu of a formal full-time secondary education.

A soccer and music enthusiast, Akwasi enjoyed the nightlife of the Kumasi entertainment scene
of the early 70s. Hotel the Kingsway, Kumasi Cultural Center, Kumasi City Hotel now called
Golden Tulip were places he patronized to enjoy live band music of the day with his friends.
Before his immigration to Canada, Akwasi briefly lived in Nigeria, then moved to Holland;
returned home for a couple of years and embarked on a new journey to Belgium. This is when
he had his first child with Mercy who he had long been in a relationship with.

It was in Canada, a country he so loved and called home, that he wedded Janet Aduse Opoku.
Subsequently, Akwasi married Rita Aduse Opoku and they had a son; but unfortunately, their
marriage too ended. Akwasi went on to visit Ghana, and there he met Ama Konadu, and their
brief amour resulted in the birth of a son.

In life, we all face difficult moments where we don’t exactly see how we are going to make it
through. For some, challenges in marriage, familial tension, illness, and the death of loved ones
can overwhelm a person to the point of not believing that you have the strength to carry on.
But not our brother Akwasi. He was emotionally resilient. His spirits, in spite of it all, were never
drained and remained largely animated and happy-go-lucky. These were some of his remarkable
traits that served him well.

Praise the Lord our God. Each day He carries us in His arms, says the psalmist. Akwasi in his
quiet Christian life knew that despite his marital challenges and all that he was dealing with,
God did not want him to live worried. He who carries us in His arms daily, was going to give him
supernatural strength, peace that surpasses understanding and favor that causes things to fall
into place.

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