Jerry Rawlings
The funeral of Ghanas late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, will be held on Dec. 23, his family announced on Monday.
James Victor Gbeho, Head of the funeral planning committee, in a press statement on Monday, said the family, in consultation with government, has agreed on the date.
The funeral rites for the 73-year-old will come off at the Independence Square in Accra.
Mr Gbeho said, The family is working in conjunction with government on the finer details of the funeral ceremony and will communicate the arrangements in due course.
Rawlings, Ghanas longest-serving head of state and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), died on 12 November at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra after a short illness. (PANA/NAN)
Source: NAN News