The casket containing the mortal remains of late Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has been marched through some principal streets of Accra before making its final journey to the newly built Military Cemetery at Tse Addo in Accra.
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The cemetery, which was commissioned in April 2018, has the capacity to accommodate more than 10,000 graves to be made of military personnel, General’s, retired personnel and their entitled families.
The facility also has a space for Presidential and prominent citizens of the country. The Military High Command ensured the new cemetery was built to relieve pressure on the Osu Military Cemetery, which is reportedly running out of burial space.
The new burial ground is landscaped with flowers, walkways, lawns, trees, with emphasis on serenity and orderliness as well as a memorial wall to bear the names of fallen soldiers.
There is also a forecourt where burial service can be organised for the departed before they are buried.