The late Reggae/Dancehall and afrobeat star, Ebony Reigns’ father, Nana Opoku-Kwarteng, has eulogized his daughter on her fifth death anniversary saying she will forever be remembered, adored and pampered by family, friends, and fans.
Mr. Opoku Kwarteng spoke these words at the ceremony to mark five years since the passing of his daughter born Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng.
At the Osu cemetery on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Nana Opoku-Kwarteng addressed a gathering of family and friends including an elderly man who appeared to be of European descent.
He detailed the achievements of his daughter in pride and in grief.
He began by saying;
“She was a songstress, a very good one at that. She’s made a mark in Ghana”.
Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng
He knocked the ground with his fashionable walking stick and with it, he pointed to the tombstone of the former Rufftown Records star.
He went on and narrated how Ebony lost her life in a road accident on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
“I should say she is the first-ever female artiste to have won the most prestigious award on this land of ours, here in Ghana. She was called Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng. She was once again called Ebony Reigns. She left us five years back today.
“Suddenly when she was going to see her (mom) when mom returned from the United Kingdom, she (Ebony) was about to travel to Europe to your musically”.
Mr. Opoku Kwarteng
Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng’s narration of his daughter’s passing was truncated by tears. He stopped, overcame his emotions, and put his cane under his armpit.
He seemed to regain his composure and knocked the ground repeatedly with his stick to punctuate his words.
“Unfortunately, indeed she did meet mom, but on her way to Accra, she never survived. She had an accident. Nana Hemaa Ebony, died gruesomely. I’ve always said that”.
Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng
Ebony’s father storms cemetary
He revealed the purpose of the gathering which included Ebony’s mother and sister. The gray-hair man with black lips trembled in speech.
He said crying;
“So we are here today, five years since she left us to lay a wreath and also to have acquaintance, so to speak, with her and say to her that we still love, we still appreciate, we still cherish, we still adore her, and we shall always do because she deserves that.
“She did well. She made a mark. She put us in the limelight, me, and the family. Who does that?”.
Mr. Opoku Kwarteng
Crying, he pointed to Ebony’s sculpture on the grave.
“People might not understand why we celebrate this pretty person, but I have my reasons. If you were to be in my shoes, you’d very much understand who Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng is and what he stands for. She’s given me the mark that I so much deserve, and my family. We are so proud we had her in our family, but, suddenly we lost her. We miss her, and we shall always miss her”.
Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng
His family could not hold back their tears behind their sunglasses.
Raising his voice, barked and said;
“Ohemaa (Queen), rest well. Rest in peace. You made your mark as young as you were. You made a mark. You turned things around. Ghana shall forever and ever celebrate and adore you because you deserve it.
“21 years only but you had gone all over the world. Everybody loved you. Why, because you made your mark”.
Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng
He stressed that the deceased music star’s family, friends, and fans shall forever adore, cherish and pamper her because she did well.
Having said this, Mr. Opoku-Kwarteng instructed that someone pray with the congregation at the Osu cemetery so the commemoration would officially begin.
Nicknamed the 90s Bad Gal, Ebony shot to fame with hits like ‘Poison’ and ‘Kupe’ in 2017.
Two months after she died, she made history at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). She was crowned the first female artiste to win the ultimate trophy; the Artiste of the Year.
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