This follows the death of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, the late queen-mother, who died in November 2016, and was laid to rest in the late hours of Thursday at Breman in the Ashanti Region. She was 111.

Osagyefo Bayie will act as the new Asantehemaa or queen-mother until the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, nominates a successor for his mother.

The successor is expected to be announced in two weeks.

This successor, together with the Asantehene, will organize the final funeral rites of the late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem in 12 months time.

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He is among the many dignitaries who were expected at the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa.

Clad in Red – a traditional mourning attire at the ceremony at Manhyia in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, Rawlings will greet and commiserate with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who is also the biological son of the late Asantehemaa.

Other dignitaries including Ex-President John Mahama, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, Members of Ghana’s new Parliament, President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson have all paid their last respect to the Asantehemaa.

As part of the burial rites, the late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II has been lying in state since Monday, January 19.

She will be buried between midnight of Thursday, January 19 and the dawn of Friday, January 20, 2017 at Breman in the Ashanti Region.

The late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II died at the age of 111 in November 2016.

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Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye as well as Members of Parliament were all at the place.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, died at the age of 111 in November 2016, and will be buried tomorrow, Thursday.

The late Asantehemaa has been lying in state at the Manhyia Palace since Monday, where mourners have been filing past her body.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, former President of Ghana, John Kufuor, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin and a host of other dignitaries had all been to Manhyia since Monday to pay their last respects to the late queen mother.

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The Asante kingdom is performing the burial rites of the late Asantehemaa this week. The public has been given the opportunity to file past the body of the queen mother which has been laid in state since Monday.

The filing past will go on until Thursday.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, former President John Agyekum Kufuor, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin, and a host of other dignitaries, were at Manhyia on Monday to pay their last respects to the late queen-mother.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, died at the age of 111 in November 2016, and will be buried at Breman on Thursday.

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The public have been given the opportunity to file past the body of the queen-mother, which has been lying in state since Monday.

Per custom of the Asante Kingdom, females who intend to file past the late queen-mother are to do so on barefoot, and without scarfs, earrings and bracelets.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, is lying in state at the Manhyia Palace, where mourners will be filing past her body until Thursday, when she would finally be buried.

President Nana Akufo-Addo, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, former President of Ghana, John Kufuor, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin and a host of other dignitaries were at Manhyia on Monday to pay their last respects to the late queen-mother.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, died at the age of 111 in November 2016, and will be buried in Breman on Thursday.

Some personalities in Kumawood movie industry including Liwin are currently at the place as well as a delegation from the Ghana Bar Association and the clergy.

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Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II is lying in state at the Manhyia Palace, where mourners will be filing past her body until Thursday when she would finally be buried.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who died at the age of 111 in November 2016, will be buried in Breman on Thursday.

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Asantehemaa Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II is lying in state at the Manhyia Palace, where mourners will be filing past her body until Thursday, when she would finally be buried.

Joining the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, son of the Asantehemaa to mourn, have been former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan; former President of Ghana, John Kufuor, and the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin among others.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who died at the age of 111 in November 2016, will be buried in Breman on Thursday.

As part of the arrangements for the burial of the Queen-mother, no one is to be seen on the streets from Bantama to Breman from 6:00 pm of Thursday, January 19, to 3:00am of Friday 20th January.

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The Palace in a statement issued by its Chief of Staff, Kofi Badu said officers of the Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Water Company Limited and Electricity Company of Ghana will be allowed to move freely to carry out their duties within the region when it bans movement of persons on Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II who died at the age of 111 in November 2016 will be buried in Breman on Thursday.

As part of the arrangements for her burial of the Queenmother, no one is to be seen on the streets from Bantama to Breman, from 6:00pm of Thursday, 19th January to 3:00am of Friday 20th January.

Manhyia in an earlier statement, warned that it will not be held accountable for the lives of people and domestic animals that are seen loitering outside at the said time.

‘Cleanup held ahead of Asantehemaa funeral’

Some residents of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi on Saturday embarked on a cleanup exercise to rid the streets of filth ahead of the funeral of the Asantehemaa.

They desilted gutters and swept the sweets in adherence to a directive from the Manhyia Palace that they join in giving the city a face-lift in terms of sanitation.

Some popular actors and actresses in the Region also partook in the exercise.

 ‘Other funeral arrangements’

In terms of security, the Military and the Police will be deployed to maintain law and order within the 4-day period.

Health posts will also be sited at vantage areas to cater for impromptu cases during the funeral.

The Manhyia Palace has advised that mourners be in the official mourning cloth, or anything black, except for dignitaries from other countries who are not permitted to do so by culture.

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