Hundreds of sports fans defied the heavy vehicular traffic on the Akuapem ridge on Saturday, to attend the funeral of veteran journalist and horse racing pundit, Nana Addo Twum, at Akropong Akuapem.
He was affectionately known in horse racing circles as Dan Rana, Ghana’s top tipster.
A product of Accra Academy, he started journalism as a free lance horse racing correspondent for the Daily Graphic in 1953, before gaining full time status as Deputy Sports Editor to legendary sportswriter, Kofi Badu.
When the legend, Kofi Badu, left for the then newly established Ghanaian Times in 1957, Nana Addo Twum took over and was for several years Sports Editor of the mass circulation Daily Graphic.
When theSports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) was inaugurated in 1968, Addo Twum was unanimously elected the first Treasurer.
In 1973, he was a novelty production manager of the Daily Graphic and in 1977 promoted to be Editor.
He worked hard to maintain the status of Graphic as the leader of the pack, but he was unfortunately sacked in 1982 by Jerry Rawlings PNDC, following the 31st December 1981 coup.
Nana died at age 93, leaving behind two wives and six children.
