The final funeral rites for the late Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III is proceeding as scheduled, as an interim injunction that had been placed on the ceremony has been reversed.

Justice Patrick Baayeh, the High Court judge who had initially granted the injunction, acknowledged that it had been issued in error and subsequently lifted it, as reported by citinewsroom.

Justice Baayeh stated on October 26, "I am of the view that the Order of Interim Injunction granted on 25th October 2023 was made in error."

"The Applicants failed to give the Court the true state of affairs. In fairness to the parties, therefore, the Order of Interim Injunction granted on 25th October 2023 is hereby set aside. Any party desirous of proceeding may come on notice to the other party for a proper evaluation of the evidence from both sides," he continued as quoted by citinewsroom.

Various concerned parties had taken legal action, asserting that they had been excluded by the Ga Traditional Council in the planning of the funeral rites.

The late Ga Manye, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, had passed away in December 2022. To honor her memory, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo opened a book of condolences on June 19, 2023.

Originally, the final funeral rites were slated to occur from October 15 to 31, 2023. Initially, the Ga Traditional Council had instructed the closure of shops and offices in the Central Business District in the Greater Accra Region for three days, from October 26 to 29.

Subsequently, the Council revised its directive, specifying that businesses would only be closed on Saturday, October 28, and not for the previously announced three days.