Why Nungua Was Exempted From Ban Restrictions Of The Ga Manye Funeral

The Nungua Traditional Council announced that residents and organizations in Nungua are exempted from the restrictions laid somewhere around the Ga Traditional Council (GTC) for the burial of the late Ga Manye Naa Deidei Omaedru III. This is why Nungua was exempted from ban restrictions of the Ga Manye funeral.

Why Nungua Was Exempted From Ban Restrictions Of The Ga Manye Funeral

A statement signed and gave to all residents and institutions in Nungua by the Nungua Council of Elders, dated October 25, featured that “The Nungua Traditional Council has announced that the ban on shopping and other commercial activities announced by the Ga Traditional Authority and which takes effect tomorrow 27th October as part of the funeral and burial arrangements of the Ga Manye does not include some areas within its jurisdiction.”

“Some of the areas the Council of Elders of the Nungua Traditional Area in a statement said are not affected by the directive are the Nungua township, Spintex, Klagon, Baatsonaa, Sakumono, Lashibi, Oyibi, Santeo, Katamansu, Borteyman among others.”

The GTC had announced that all shops and offices in the Central Business District of Accra would be shut today Saturday, October 28, 2023, to make way for the final funeral rituals of the late Ga Manye. Other mini markets and shops at homes within the capital were also expected to be shut on the said date. This is a common practice in Ghana where stores and institutions are shut in observance to the death of a Chief, Queen or Royalty. Most tribes see this to be a culture to honor the late Royalty.

In any case, the Nungua Traditional Council has said that residents and institutions in Nungua are not expose to these restrictions.

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They also charged the Krowor Municipal Security Committee, Asafoatsemei, and Asafoanyemei within the Nungua Traditional Area to guarantee the safety of school children and market operators as they cooperate with the Ga Traditional Council to give the late Queenmother a befitting burial.

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