In line with a directive by the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, to honour legendary Ghanaian highlife musician Agya Koo Nimo, the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has paid a visit to the veteran musician.
The minister, together with her deputy, Yussif Jajah, and the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, visited Agya Koo Nimo in Kumasi, Ghana, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Barely a month ago, a Ghanaian pastor, Rev. Daniel Ankufio, wrote an open letter addressed to the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, urging her to act timeously.
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, John Dramani Mahama, during the launch of the Blackstar Experience at the Blackstar Square in Accra, directed the minister to honour the veteran musician.
“We watched the palmwine music, and I asked if the King of Palmwine music was still alive – Agya Koo Nimo – and I hear he is alive. This is a man we must honour before he passes. Because that was a genre of music that has become a part of our musical archive and our folklore. For people like this, we should not wait till they die and we go and cry at their funerals,” he said.
“So wherever Agya Koo Nimo is, Dzifa, you and your team [should] organise some ceremony; let’s honour him. I know he has been honoured in the past. Let’s honour him again before God calls him,” he added.
Agya Koo Nimo has received numerous awards and recognitions in the past.
In 2007, he received the Order of the Volta Award from President John Agyekum Kufuor, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to Ghanaian music heritage.
He has also received honours including the Asanteman Award from the Asantehene, the Konkoma Award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Entertainment Achievement Awards, among a litany of others.
Recently, Agya Koo Nimo was honoured at the 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards.
