Residents at Tema in the Greater Accra region are to expect total darkness on Wednesday 26th October,2022 ahead of the funeral of their Late Chief Osonna Nii Adjei Kraku ll.
The blackout will take place from 7:00pm to 12:00am as part of the Ga custom to honour dead chiefs. This is an act of paying a last respect and honour to a fallen hero especially Chiefs in the Ga community in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Residents have therefore been asked to stay indoors during this period to honour their fallen hero. This was contained in a statement by the Tema General Hospital which asked all workers on night shift on the said date ( Wednesday 26th October 2022) to report to work by 5:00pm. “In view of this , Management is urging all staff scheduled for the night shift on Wednesday to report to work by 5:00pm. This is to enable the staff who will be handing over and those taking up to perform such activities in good time to enable their colleagues to return home before the total blackout” the statement said.
Nii Tetteh Tsuru Orkoor lll, Ashaman Akwashongste ( Custodian) advised that residents of the coastal Tema and it’s environs should be indoors during the said time as it is classified as a sacred night. Nii Orkoor gave the advise when the Tema Traditional Council performed some ancestral customs as part of the activities for the funeral of the Late Chief Osonna Nii Adjei Kraku ll,Tema Mantse amidst artists cultural display.
Meanwhile, markets and shops in the area have also been directed to close on Friday and Saturday for the final funeral rites of the Late Chief scheduled for this weekend Friday,28th October–Sunday,30th October,2022.The inhabitants are also advised to be indoors before 7:00pm; workers, students, hawkers and every individual is urged to adhere to this customary rites.
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