Christopher Opoku who was saddened by the death of the legendary Ghanaian coach Herbert Addo in March wrote a touching piece regarding what he expects when he is not among the living.

He wrote, “Yesterday I was saddened to hear the news about Herbert Addo's passing. Something interesting happened. I reproduced an article I had written about him over two years ago and to many, it seemed as if I wrote it after he died.

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"Widening the scope of what I am saying now, it is customary for us Ghanaians to either give up on or ignore someone either ill or in dire straits, but the moment the person dies, that is when expensive funerals are planned with the aim of making profit, and that is when all manner of tributes come pouring in. "Why are we like that as a people? Why do we pretend to love those who are alive but do nothing to help when they are in trouble? Do we have to wait for people to die before 'showing love' by spending heavily on funerals? Let us stop giving up on each other and let us celebrate each other whilst there is life. As Ghanaians, we need a serious rethink of how we see such things.”

Christopher Opoku who passed away in May was laid to rest at Besease in the Ashanti region and was followed by the final funeral rite in Kumasi.