The death is reported of Madam Hannah Osei Asamoah, a Kumasi-based trader, after a short illness.
Aged 55, the late Madam Osei Asamoah was the sister of Mr Yaw Barimah, Minister of State and Member of Parliament (MP) for Koforidua.
A family spokesman said the burial and funeral had been fixed for Saturday, January 12, at Akropong Kokoben in the Ashanti Region.