Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has issued a one-month ultimatum to families within his jurisdiction to retrieve their dead bodies for burial in order to free up space in the morgues.
The revered Chief lamented the situation in which the morgues are piling up with bodies because families are waiting for the ban on social gatherings to be lifted so they organise funerals for the departed relatives.
“Families must appreciate that compliance with this order is in their own interest as reports indicate the state of the corpses is deteriorating. “This will also avoid the unhealthy situation where corpses that are not retrieved before the stated period are buried in mass graves,” a statement signed by his State secretary, Ofori Atta read.
President Akuffo Addo in his address last night encouraged families to bury their loved ones while ensuring that not more than 25 people attend. The Okyenhene’s directive is therefore in line with the president’s vision of de-congesting morgues in order not to face any health crisis.
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