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The funeral service for the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, is facing uncertainty due to an interim injunction that has been obtained against the ceremony.
The service was originally scheduled for this weekend, but the latest injunction has cast doubt on the event’s continuation.
Seven individuals closely associated with the family have taken legal action related to the funeral. Court documents have been seen by tednewsgh.com, indicating that the organizers of the funeral have been barred from proceeding with the ceremony for the next ten days due to the court’s intervention.
This legal development has disrupted the funeral plans for the time being.
The court order reads: “It is hereby ORDERED 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 remained 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.
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BACKGROUND
Naa Dedei Omaedru III, the Ga Manye, passed away in December 2022.
A book of condolences was officially opened and signed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on June 19, 2023, to honor her memory. The final funeral rites for the late Ga Manye were scheduled to take place from October 15 to 31, 2023, but the recent injunction has created uncertainty regarding the timing of the ceremony.
The Ga Traditional Council has recently revised its directive concerning the closure of shops in preparation for the final funeral rites of the late queen, Naa Dedei Omaedru III.
Previously, the Council had instructed that all offices and shops in the Central Business District in the Greater Accra Region be closed for three days from the 26th to the 29th of October.
However, the Council has issued a new statement specifying that offices and businesses should be closed only on Saturday, October 28, and not for the previously announced three-day period. This revision provides clarity on the closure schedule for the funeral preparations.
“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 colours from the 15th October to the 31st October 2023. We respectfully urge everyone to comply fully with this announcement.”
