Shops within the environs of Circle-Accra highway have been closed for the final funeral rites of the late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III.
Also, provision shops at Dome Market have all been closed down following a directive from the Ga Traditional Council for the final funeral rite of the late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III.
Today, schools in the Greater Accra Region are expected not to be in session as directed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) in accordance with the Ga Traditional Council order.
It is expected that all other markets and shops in the capital will be closed for today.
The late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, passed away in December 2022.
Originally, the final funeral rites were slated to occur from October 15 to 31, 2023. Initially, the Ga Traditional Council had instructed the closure of shops and offices in the Central Business District in the Greater Accra Region for three days, from October 26 to 29.
Subsequently, the Council revised its directive, specifying that businesses would only be closed on Saturday, October 28, and not for the previously announced three days.
Currently, the final funeral rites for the late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III is proceeding as scheduled, as an interim injunction that had been placed on the ceremony has been reversed.
Justice Patrick Baayeh, the High Court judge who had initially granted the injunction, acknowledged that it had been issued in error and subsequently lifted it.