{"id":6898,"date":"2025-07-26T22:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voltaregion.gov.gh\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T11:48:52","slug":"hon-james-gunu-joins-final-funeral-rites-for-mrs-bernice-akorli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voltaregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/hon-james-gunu-joins-final-funeral-rites-for-mrs-bernice-akorli\/","title":{"rendered":"Hon. James Gunu Joins Final Funeral Rites for Mrs. Bernice Akorli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Volta Regional Minister, Hon. James Gunu, on Saturday, July 26, 2025, joined family, friends, and sympathizers at the E.P. Church, Elorm Parish in Ho-Bankoe, to pay his respects to the late Mrs. Bernice Yawa Dornya Akorli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The late Mrs. Akorli, a respected educationist and devoted Christian, was the beloved wife of Hon. John Nelson Kwasi Akorli, a former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ho Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs. Akorli was a woman of virtue who served her community and faith with humility and grace, leaving behind a legacy worth emulating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"283\" data-attachment-id=\"6913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/voltaregion.gov.gh\/index.php\/hon-james-gunu-joins-final-funeral-rites-for-mrs-bernice-akorli\/523156098_1153704220133519_1721982483273408567_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/voltaregion.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/523156098_1153704220133519_1721982483273408567_n.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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