DR. BAWUMIA, FMR PREZ MAHAMA, OTHERS CONSOLE ASANTEHENE

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Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama as well as the Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, today, Jan. 17, joined a large crowd of mourners to pat their last respect to the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem and also sympathized with Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu who is mourning his biological mother.  


Today, being the third of the four days declared for the performance of traditional rites and customs towards the burial of the 111 year old late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem, saw a very large crowd of mourners and sympathizers trooping to the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi to pay their last respect to the late queenmother.
 
 Today also saw the closure of the mortal remains of the late Asantehemaa to public viewing having lain in State since Monday, the 16th of this month.

 As at 4 pm, there was still a very long queue off mourners waiting for their turns to also pay their last respect to the  late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem. 

Some of them spoke to Ashanti Today about  why they were determined to view the body.      


There were also several delegations from the Diplomatic Corps in Ghana,Corporate Institutions, la Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda as well as from some traditional areas in other parts of Ghana including Akwamufie in the Eastern region, from the Northern, Volta and Central regions. 

A shrine from Aflao in the Volta region called Alao Bordora One which displayed some miracles without any human control took the centre stage in the various cultural and traditional performances to the excitement of the mourners.
  

Joining the large crowd to mourn the late Asantehemaa was Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who was accompanied by his wife, Samira   Bawumia and some members of the NPP. 

On their arrival, the Vice President and his wife first paid their last respect to the late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem at the Asantehemaa’s Court where the body was laid in state before paying homage to Otumfuo Osei Tutu.

 Also arriving at the Manhyia Palace to console the Asantehene was former President John Dramani Mahama who was accompanied by the former Chief of Staff, Mr.Julius Debrah and the General Secretary of the NDC, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia and other prominent members of the party. 

A high powered delegation from Parliament led by the Speaker,  Mike Oquaye, to also console the Asantehene and Asanteman on the loss of the queenmother.

 On the whole, the organization of the traditional rites appears successful with no major problem reported so far. 

A member of the Planning Committee and Manwerehene, Baffuor Osei Brantuo Hyiaman, expressed satisfaction with the patronage of the programme so far and also praised everybody including the mourners for the immeasurable contribution towards the success of the event the first in about 39 years.   


Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem, is the second longest reigning Asantehemaa after her late predecessor, Nana Konadu Yiadom The First who reigned for 41 years.
The late Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem, who reigned for 39 years after succeeding Nana Ama Serwaa Nyarko in 1977.


She is also known to be the first Asantehemaa to have reigned with her biological son at the same time.


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