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HOMOWO-A RELIC

after a month long rest, the god's are ready to jubilate in grand style. the ban on noise making is over, as osu will come alive during this year's homowo celebrations. president of the osu traditional council, nii okwei kinka dowuona, is calling on all clan heads to hold a unifying front during the occasion. daniel lartey's report wait for cue osu, has been one of the few privileged towns to couch a name for itself. starting from a variety of businesses, osu auguably, has the most popular street in the city, the oxford street. the osu castle, located on the marine drive way,  has been the seat of government for a number of years. adding to the number is the asomdwee park, which serves as a presidential mausoleum for the nation. the people here are mostly ga's. and the mother tougue is ga. snd up noted for its hospitality and the regard for traditions and customs, osu has become an international brand. one most important thing that has identified the ga state over t
                                           POLICE HOSPITAL MORTUARY The state of the Regional Police headquarters Hospital mortuary at Danquah circle is very pathetic. I was very terrified to notice the number of unidentified bodies packed in a single fridge like mutilated human dung for mass burial. The fridge with the length of about 10 feet and 80 inches in width, which was to initially take a number of 30 bodies now contains over 200 bodies with70 bodies estimated to be added every week. What is more shocking perhaps is the fact that the whole city  operates from this single fridge in keeping unknown bodies. Blood flowing thick dark like pus oozing from a gigantic sore on the floors of the mortuary due to the low performance of the overloaded fridge. The stench, oh yes the stench, in and around the mortuary is very disgusting. We point accusing fingers at the police to convey bodies which lie on our roads as a result of fatal injuries. But have we thought for