The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Ghana Education Service has directed all Basic, Junior High and Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis to shut down on Monday, December 4 and Friday, December 8 due to the final funeral rites of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II.
The directive was given in a statement by the regional directorate, asking all students to stay at home on the said days to allow the funeral take place peacefully.
 “We wish to inform residents in Kumasi Metro, Asokore Mampong Municipal and the general public that activities being held for the final funeral rites of the late queen mother, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II demand that Basic schools within these areas be closed down on Monday, December 4, 2017.â€
“On Friday, December 8, schools will close at 12 noon to enable students to reach home on time. Day students in the Senior High schools are also to stay home within these two days,†the statement added.
The final funeral rite of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwah Ampem II, has been slated for December 1 – 11.
Nana Afia Kobi Serwah Ampem II died on Monday, 14 November 2016 at age 111 after reigning for 39 years. She has since been buried.
She was the mother of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
She has been succeeded by her own 83-year-old daughter, Nana Konadu Yiadom.
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