The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has donated GH¢50,000 towards educating the children of the late Major Maxwell Mahama.
The money was presented to the family when they paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene at the Manhyia Palace will be used to fund the education of the two children of the late Major Mahama.
During the interaction, the Otumfuo desccribed the departed soldier as a gentle person who dedicated his life to serving the nation.
The late Major Maxwell Mahama with his family
The Mahama family delegation that visited the Otumfuo included the family head of Major Mahama, his father and widow, Barbara Mahama.
The late Major Mahama was given a state burial on June 9, 2017 after he was lynched by some residents of Denkyira Obuasi. He left behind a wife and two boys.