Offices and shops in the Central Business District in the Greater Accra Region are expected to remain shut for three days to make way for the final funeral rites of the late Ga ManyƐ (the Paramount Queen of Ga State), Naa Dedei Omaedru III.

“From 27th to the 29th of October, we expect shops and offices in the Central Business District to remain closed,” said Naa-Yarlay Adjei Amoah, the Chief of Staff at the office of the Ga Mantse.

Naa-Yarlay Adjei Amoah, who doubles as the Secretary of the Central Funeral Planning Committee of the late Ga ManyƐ, added “We also expect them to decorate their business premises with black and red drapings”.

The various markets are also to drape all their surroundings in black and red because “we are mourning together, it’s not just the palace so we are respectfully calling on all to cooperate with us in this time of grief.”

Naa-Yarlay Adjei Amoah made this known when a delegation from Jospong Group of Companies led by Mrs. Adokarley Okpoti-Paulo, Group Financial Controller for Environmental and Sanitation Group/ Finance Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited signed the book of condolence at the Ga Traditional Council on Friday September 8, 2023.

The final funeral rites of the late Ga ManyƐ, who passed away in December last year, is slated from October 15-31, 2023.

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