Tema Turns Ghost Town Over Late Chief Funeral | Social

The whole Tema metropolis within the Greater Accra Region has develop into useless following the conformity with the lockdown directive from the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) over the funeral of the late chief, late Osonnaa Nii Adjei Kraku II.

The sound of a pin dropping on the roads of the metropolis might be heard clearly as the entire neighborhood appears to be like abandoned.

Streets within the Tema township together with the central enterprise district abandoned with no human motion.

All companies within the space, together with factories, firms and retailers have been closed down and all residents have been locked up inside their varied properties.

Educational establishments weren't ignored within the restriction order as pupils and college students got holidays immediately Friday October 28, 2022 as their colleges had been requested to shut.

The state of affairs will not be completely different at Ashaiman which falls underneath the Tema Traditional Area because the Divisional Council additionally introduced a two-day closure of all retailers and market facilities within the Municipality.

The closure, which is scheduled for Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022.

The residents witnessed a novel spectacle on Wednesday evening as the standard authorities spent the evening holding a conventional ceremony for the late Paramount Chief.

It marked the start of funeral actions for the late chief's funeral by the Traditional Council.

Prior to the occasion, townsfolk had been strongly suggested to remain indoors as a result of delicate nature of the programme.

It was resulting from a scheduled blackout from 7pm to 12am in keeping with Ga customs as an indication of honor to the deceased chief.

Prior to that, staff-wielding traditionalists patrolled the streets with some carrying pots on their heads in mourning.

Later within the evening, it was a surreal expertise. Hundreds costumed in ceremonial regalia sang dirges amid carrying objects and candles as residents locked themselves indoors.

News of the dying of the late Tema Mantse formally broke out in March 2020.

The spokesperson for the Tema Traditional Council, Nii Amarh Somponu, introduced the unhappy information on March 18, 2020.

The last funeral rites of the chief might be held on Saturday, October 29.