The funeral ceremony for the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, which was scheduled for this weekend, has been temporarily halted by court order.
The Ga Manye passed away in December 2022, and the ceremony was set to take place soon after.
However, the court has ruled that the organizers of the funeral must refrain from holding the ceremony for the next ten days.
The court has issued an order that states, “Defendants/Respondents or the Funeral Committee chaired by Nii Otintor II, all members of the committee, their privies, workmen, assigns, and all persons working through them are restrained from handling, organizing, touching, performing, or dealing with the remains of the Late Queen Mother, Naa Dedei Omaedru III in any manner for a period of ten (10) days.”
The plaintiffs in the case are: Nuumo Emmanuel T. Antia We, Head of the Antie We of Kpone; Nii Addey Oba-Aasaa II, Ankobea of Antie We of Kpone; Shippi Antie I, Saduase Shippi Kpone; Charles Nii Kotey Kotey, Head of Naa Dedei Omaedru We Family of Faase, Accra; Asafoatse Nii Kotey Ga II, Oseahene of Ga Manye Stool and Principal Elder of the Naa Dedei Omaedru We of Faase, Accra; Michael Nii Ofei Danso of Unnumbered House, Accra, Principal Elder of Naa Dedei Omaedru We of Faase, Accra; and Naa Yomofio, Linguist of Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru We.
It was directed by the Ga Traditional Council that offices and businesses be closed only on Saturday, October 28 as part of the preparation of the funeral.
“This is an amendment to our previous notice of 4th September 2023. The Ga Traditional Council has determined that shops and markets within Accra should be closed on Saturday, the 28th of October 2023 only and not from the 26th of October to the 29th of October 2023 to the 31st of October 2023 as previously announced,” the council said in the new statement.
“In addition, it is required that all markets, shops, and offices in Accra should be draped in red and black, our mourning colors from the 15th October to the 31st October 31st, 2023. We respectfully urge everyone to comply fully with this announcement.” the statement further urged the public’s full cooperation.
