{"id":443336,"date":"2017-12-03T19:41:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-03T19:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/03\/asantehemaas-funeral-schools-in-kumasi-asante-mampong-to-be-closed\/"},"modified":"2017-12-03T19:41:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T19:41:08","slug":"asantehemaas-funeral-schools-in-kumasi-asante-mampong-to-be-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/03\/asantehemaas-funeral-schools-in-kumasi-asante-mampong-to-be-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Asantehemaa\u2019s funeral: Schools in Kumasi, Asante Mampong to be closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/21933949.295.jpg\" alt=\"Asantehemaa Younger Look\" title=\"Asantehemaa Younger Look\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The Kumasi Metropolis is gearing itself up for the final funeral rites of the Asantehemaa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512330068_46_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Basic schools within the Kumasi Metropolis and Asokore Mampong Municipal will be closed on Monday, December 4, 2017 to allow for activities for the final funeral rites of the late Queen Mother of Asanteman, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem to be held.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 8th December, 2017, schools will close at 12:noon to enable students reach home on time.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service, Ashanti Region, said \u201cDay students in the Senior High Schools are also to stay home within these two days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Manhyia Palace set Friday 1st, to Monday 11th of December 2017, as dates for the performance of the final funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa Afia Kobi Ampem II.<\/p>\n<p>Burial rites have already been held for the Queen mother who passed away in 2016 at age 109.<\/p>\n<p>In connection with the funeral, a ban has been placed on all funerals from the Friday 1st December to Monday 11th December.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kumasi Metropolis is gearing itself up for the final funeral rites of the Asantehemaa Basic schools within the Kumasi Metropolis and Asokore Mampong Municipal will be closed on Monday, December 4, 2017 to allow for activities for the final funeral rites of the late Queen Mother of Asanteman, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":433861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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