The late former President Jerry John Rawlings
The Anlo Traditional Council (ATC) says it is staying off the ongoing funeral ceremonies lined up for the departed former Ghanaian Head of State, Flt-Lt Jerry John Rawlings.
According to the Council, it has resolved to have nothing to do with the funeral ceremony of their son, because their members were not invited.
The traditional council has, however, stated an intention to observe its own funeral ceremonies at a date to be announced soon.
The Avadada (Warlord) of the Anlo State, Togbi Agbesi Awusu II, stated the position of the council during a telephone interview with The Chronicle yesterday.
play videoRawlings and Edochie were good friends.
Nigerian actor and filmmaker, Pete Edochie, has sent a final message to the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, barely 24-hours to the final funeral rites and burial of the longest-serving Ghanaian head of state.
The actor who bears a striking resemblance to the former leader is seen in a video widely shared on social media talking about their friendship and fondness for each other. His message is produced below:
“My brother Jerry, your passing has reminded me once more that death is the ultimate destiny of men. I am told by authorities that death is simply the separation of the spirit from the body. But the spirit does not die.
Former President Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings made accomplishments and left a legacy that would make all and sundry, especially generations to come hunger and thirst for zeal to promote an act of probity and accountability.
The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, made the remark at a Requiem Mass organised on Sunday at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Accra, to pray for and honour the memory of the late former President.
Focusing on ‘Love, Peace and Forgiveness’ in his homily, he said the former President in that area left a legacy that could not be left out in the history of the country.
The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, the Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, has called on Ghanaians to forgive former President Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings of his excesses if they want to uphold his legacy.
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BY: Emmanuel Bonney
Category: General News
Ms Zanetor Agyeman Rawlings (left) and her brother, Kimathi Agyeman Rawlings (right), consoling their mother, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, after the Requiem Mass. Picture: EBOW HANSON
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Ghana plunges into full-scale mourning from today as its citizens and mourners from the rest of the world begin paying their last respects to the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, 73, in a state funeral, which will last until Wednesday, January 27.
The body of the former President is to be laid in state at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) from this morning for mourners to file past.