Asantehemaa Burial Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/asantehemaa-burial/ Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:10:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-CITI-973-FM-32x32.jpg Asantehemaa Burial Archives - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always https://citifmonline.com/tag/asantehemaa-burial/ 32 32 Activities at Kumasi to bounce back after Asantehemaa’s burial https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/activities-at-kumasi-to-bounce-back-after-asantehemaas-burial/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 06:10:58 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=286535 Activities  within the Kumasi metropolis are expected to bounce back  today, following the burial of the late queen mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem ( the second). The late queen mother was  finally laid to rest yesterday, in line with the customs and traditions of the Ashanti Kingdom. The final funeral rites which begun last […]

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]]> Activities  within the Kumasi metropolis are expected to bounce back  today, following the burial of the late queen mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem ( the second).

The late queen mother was  finally laid to rest yesterday, in line with the customs and traditions of the Ashanti Kingdom.

The final funeral rites which begun last Monday, disrupted both commercial and academic work, but the situation is expected to turnaround beginning today.

Yesterday, the Kumasi Metropolis was virtually a ghost town as commercial activity was barred from 8pm until 4 am today.

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Transport operators who ply the Accra Kumasi route recorded low patronage at the various stations in Accra due to the the ban on trading activities by the Asantehene.

With the funeral rites now over, it is anticipated that things will return to normalcy.

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The four day funeral rites, saw President Akufo- Addo and other dignitaries pay their last respect to Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem ( the second) who died  in November last  year.

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]]> Asantehemaa funeral: Pictures from the burial service https://citifmonline.com/2017/01/asantehemaa-funeral-pictures-from-the-burial-service/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:17:10 +0000 http://citifmonline.com/?p=286370 The burial service for the late Queen-mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, has been held in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. Various groups have paid tribute to the late queen-mother who died in November 2016, aged 111. She has been lying in state over the last three days, and is expected to […]

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]]> The burial service for the late Queen-mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, has been held in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.

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Various groups have paid tribute to the late queen-mother who died in November 2016, aged 111.

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She has been lying in state over the last three days, and is expected to be buried later today [Thursday] at Breman.

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Since Monday, there has been a sea of black and red, as thousands of people from all walks of life have been visiting the Manhyia Palace, to mourn with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, her son, and also pay their last respects amidst the rich cultural display of Asante customs.

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President Nana Akufo-Add0, Vice-President Mahamadu Bawumia, Ex-Presidents John Mahama, John Kufuor and Jerry John Rawlings have paid their last respects.

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Other dignitaries who paid their last respects included former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, Members of Ghana’s new Parliament and US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson.

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Photos: Lauretta Timah

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa/citifmonline.com/Ghana

 

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