President Nana Akufo Addo has sent his words of condolences to the family of the former president of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings.
He had these last words of encouragement for them in a portion of his official statement:
I convey the deep sympathies of Government and the people of Ghana to his wife, the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the children, and family of the late President, in these difficult times.
I have directed that all national flags should fly at half-mast for the next seven (7) days in all parts of the country, and have declared seven days of national mourning from Friday, 13th November to Friday, 20th November. In honour of the memory of former President Rawlings, the Vice President and I have suspended our political campaigns for same period.
Read the full statement from Ghana’s current President Nana Akufo-Addo:
J.J. Rawlings, the late founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and first president of the Fourth Republic ruled the country from 1981 to 2001.
Former President Rawlings leaves behind his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang, with whom they have four children including three girls named Zanetor, Yaa Asantewaa, Amina and Kimathi Rawlings who is the only male child.
