{"id":142336,"date":"2024-01-23T14:05:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/rex-omar-announces-january-27-for-late-mothers-one-week-observance\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:05:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:05:20","slug":"rex-omar-announces-january-27-for-late-mothers-one-week-observance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/23\/rex-omar-announces-january-27-for-late-mothers-one-week-observance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rex Omar announces January 27 for late mother\u2019s one-week observance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Veteran highlife musician, Rex Omar has announced Saturday, January 27 for the one-week observation of his late mother who passed away recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The event is expected to come off at The Page, off the Kaneshie-Mallam Road at 8:00 am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The announcement comes a few days after the Abiba hitmaker sadly broke the news of the death of his mother, Grace Adwoa Duoduwaa on his social media pages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1011316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Rex-Omar-22.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"733\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rex Omar is the first child of Madam Duodowaa\u2019s eight children; six boys and two girls. He is currently the Chairman of the interim management committee of the Ghana  Rights Organization (GHAMRO).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He has to his credit, songs like \u2018Abiba\u2019, \u2018Dada Dida\u2019, \u2018Konka\u2019, and \u2018Kotosa\u2019, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT O\u2019GRAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Madam Grace Adwoa Duodowaa aka O\u2019Gray was born on the 2nd of January 1947 to Opanin Kwasi Boakye and Maama Afia Anane of Asante B\u025bkwai Ab\u0254d\u0254m and As\u0254k\u0254re.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">O\u2019Gray was the fourth child of her parents out of five (5) children \u2013 making four (4) girls and a boy. 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