The Somè Traditional Council will soon implement new funeral arrangements in the traditional area to forestall high expenses and time wasted on such important events.
According to a statement signed by Torgbiga Adamah III, “This has become necessary to the Council due to the long period and the huge money, we as a people spend and waste on our funeral celebrations.”
The statement explained that, the people attend burials and funerals from Monday to Sunday “which is not helping our society to grow the local economy,” adding that, “This is affecting the youth especially in a negative way.
Torgbigah Adamah III, added that, “It is also making our brothers and sisters outside the jurisdiction not to participate in most of the funerals; they are punished whenever they are bereaved, for not attending funerals.”
As a result of the development, the Council started a process for this new change last year with a committee put together, made up of identified groups submitting a report for consideration. After the submission of the report, the Standing Committee of the Council had a discussion over it and had accepted the report for implementation.
The statement said the Council met with all the chiefs and opinion leaders across the Somè Traditional Area and the report was discussed and accepted.
“Then a seven – member committee headed by Torgbi Atiane was tasked to go round all the communities in the Somè Traditional Area to educate the opinion leaders and the citizens on the new funeral plans.”
The Council has set aside five months to educate the public from January to May, 2024 and the new funeral plans will take effect from June, 2024.
The Council will therefore dissolve all ‘dumegawo’ across Somè communities, in May, 2024. The dumegawo in office now will continue to work until the end of May 2024 when the chiefs will nominate new dumegawo and the Traditional Council will approve and inaugurate them into office.
Torgbigah Adamah III hoped the arrangements would be successful.
Source: Ruth Adjorlolo
