Commercial life returning to normal in Kumasi

Kumasi (Greater Accra) 23 March ?99

Life in Kumasi is gradually coming back to normal after yesterday's calm and quietness in the principal streets and commercial areas of the city. Life in Kumasi was never the same since Sunday, when Otumfuo Opoku Ware the second, Asantehene, has been laying in-state. Economic activities were virtually brought to a standstill. The usual hustle and bustle of the city came to an end as the central parts of Kumasi-Kejetia, Central Market and Adum areas, were deserted and most stores closed.

Today life is springing up anew with the opening of stores. Economic activities have started and people are streaming in to the commercial centres and principal streets to do business. As economic activities have started picking up, it is expected that the trend will continue till Thursday, the climax of the burial ceremony, when Kumasi is expected to come to a standstill once again.