It was a scene of disappointment in Mankesim on Friday when the Chief Govt of the Mankesim Conventional Space, Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI, formally introduced the passing of the Queen Mom, Nana Ama Amissah III, who handed away in March in the USA.
The announcement got here through the annual Ahobah Pageant, held on the primary Friday of June, when a usually vigorous cultural gathering changed into a solemn second of mourning as chiefs, elders and residents struggled to include their grief.
Consistent with custom, the Head of the Nsona Royal Household, Mr. Ebusuapanin Kwame Kwakye, along with Mr. Ebusuapanin Kojo Dickson, formally knowledgeable the Chief Justice of the passing of the Queen Mom for the primary time.
As is customary, upon receiving the information, the Nsona household carried out customary ceremonies, together with the slaughter of a sheep, adopted by the Chief Govt making the official announcement to the broader conventional neighborhood.
Osagyefo Amanfo-Edu mentioned the loss was a painful blow to your entire Mankesim conventional area, noting that the Queen had been a pillar of knowledge, unity and cultural steerage all through her greater than 30-year reign.
He mentioned her dying left an enormous void within the conventional management construction and collective id of the individuals.
The Paramount additionally expressed his deep gratitude to the President for his intervention in facilitating the repatriation of the stays of the late Queen Mom from the USA to Ghana.
He defined that this course of was carried out with the complete help of the President and with none monetary burden, particularly to households and conventional councils.
Osagyefo Amanfo Edu VI additional acknowledged that though Nana Amissa has bodily left, her contribution to unity and growth inside Mankesim will stay enduring.
Following the announcement, the Mankesim Conventional Council confirmed that books of condolence had been opened within the Queen Mom’s workplace and the Summit Chief’s residence, permitting the general public to pay their respects.
The Ahobah Pageant, which commemorates the sacrifices of our ancestors and cultural heritage on the primary Friday of June yearly, took on a tragic tone, with drum and flute music and conventional songs carried out in a subdued ambiance.
The pageant, normally a celebration of Egya Ahor’s heroic sacrifice, turned a second of reflection and mourning for the late Queen Mom.
A press release from the Mankesim Conventional Council mentioned Nana Ama Amissah III was a revered chief whose knowledge, dignity and compassion had a profound impression on the lives of many individuals inside and outdoors the normal space.
The report famous that she has devoted over 30 years of service to her individuals, Ghana and Africa as an entire.
The council, together with the Pakesedo Nsona royal household and conventional elders, expressed its condolences to the bereaved household and your entire conventional space and known as on the general public to help them with prayers throughout this troublesome time.
Particulars of funeral preparations and conventional ceremonies will probably be introduced at a later date.
