A court has placed an injunction on the funeral of the late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III.
Per reports from Citinews, “seven individuals with close ties to the family have taken legal action regarding the funeral proceedings.”
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.
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 remains of the Late Queen Mother, Naa Dedei Omaedru III in any manner for a period of ten (10) days”.
In December 2022, Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, passed away. On June 19, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo opened a book of condolences in her memory.
The final funeral rites for the late Ga Manye were scheduled to take place from October 15 to 31, 2023.
The Ga Traditional Council recently modified its instructions regarding the closure of shops in preparation for the late queen, Naa Dedei Omaedru III’s final funeral rites.
Initially, the Council had announced a three-day closure of all offices and shops in the Central Business District of the Greater Accra Region from October 26 to 29.
However, in a recent statement, the Council revised this directive to specify that offices and businesses should only be closed on Saturday, October 28, rather than the previously mentioned three-day period.