Bishop Bob Okala to be buried on May 7

The final funeral rites of late veteran comedian, Samuel Kwadwo Buabeng popularly known as Bob Okala has been slated for the 6^th and 7^th May, 2016.

This was announced during a special celebration for Okala, who died at age 64, at the Arts Centre in Accra Friday.

His will be laid to rest at the Osu Cemetery on May 7 after the funeral ceremony at the Arts Centre.

The popular comedian passed away at the Koforidua Hospital on Sunday, March 13 after he collapsed on stage during a carnival at the Koforidua Jackson Park.

Okala shot to fame in the 90’s during the popular comedy show, Key Soap Concert Party, which was showed on GTV on Saturday evenings.

Prior to his burial, his immediate family has requested of government to give him a state burial.

They said given the contributions of the late comedian to the growth of comedy in Ghana, deserves a state-sponsored burial.

In  what many fans have described as a sad year for Ghanaian comedy, another popular comedian Yaw Donkor, famously known as Nkomode in the showbiz world passed on February 5, 2016, and will be buried in April.

The two veteran comedians were always in a tight competition to determine who was funnier during the Key Soap Concert Party days.

By: Dan Kwasi Prince//dailyviewgh.com