Last week, a remarkable event unfolded at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra as a casket similar to the one used in the burial of music icon Michael Jackson arrived—the first of its kind on the African continent.

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This 14-carat gold-plated bronze casket, reportedly costing $30,000, was en route to the ancient town of Nkoranza in the Brong-Ahafo Region for the burial of Madam Abena Achiaa, who passed away on March 16, 2016, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.

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Madam Abena Achiaa, aged 71 at the time of her passing, was the CEO of Achiaa FM in Nkoranza and the mother of Ghanaian business magnate Nick Danso, recognied as one of Ghana’s most dynamic entrepreneurs.

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Nick Danso is renowned as the proprietor of Ghana Link, the Royal Nick Hotels chain, the Royal Light chain, Nick TC-Scan (in Ghana and Sierra Leone), Alic Inspection Company, Export Gold Ethanol Inspection Company, Global Export Company of Guinea-Bissau, Misyl Energy BDC, Nick Petroleum, and numerous other enterprises.The casket, crafted by the Batesville Casket Company of Batesville, Indiana, USA, stands as a symbol of prestige and elegance.

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It is known as the Promethean, boasting a highly polished 14-carat gold-plated bronze exterior and adorned with a luxurious flame blue velvet interior.Batesville, the world’s largest casket manufacturer, has a storied history of supplying caskets to notable personalities, including US presidents, sports icons, and prominent figures in the entertainment industry. Notable examples include James Brown and Farrah

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Fawcett.

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