President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, will be accorded a state burial.
Ghana’s longest-serving First Lady passed away on Thursday, October 23, while receiving treatment at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.
During a commiseration visit to the bereaved family in Accra on Tuesday, October 28, President Mahama eulogised Nana Konadu for her lifelong dedication to women’s empowerment.
“She took women’s empowerment as her focus. When you go around the country, you see evidence of her work. On behalf of the people of Ghana, the government, I want to extend our condolences and sympathy to the family. And to say that we will work closely with the family. We’re waiting for the family to meet and tell us their desire.
“But I just want to announce as President that we shall give her a state funeral. The family can do the traditional funeral after the state funeral. Once we know what the dates are, we will do the programme and the state will give her the full honours that she deserves,” he said.
The First Lady’s eldest child and Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, expressed her gratitude to the President for his support during the family’s period of grief.
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