THE funeral rites of Ghana’s former President, John Rawlings, which was scheduled for December 23, has been postponed.
Though, a new date has not been fixed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, made the indefinite postponement known in a letter sent to international communities and diplomatic missions.
It read, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana presents its compliments to all Diplomatic Missions, International Organisations and Honorary Consulates accredited to the Republic of Ghana and with reference to the former’s note verbal NO. PR/CIR dated December 8, 2020, informing of the funeral arrangements for the late Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, former president of the Republic of Ghana, has the honour to inform with regret that due to unforeseen circumstances, the funeral will not be held from 20th December, 2020 as planned.”
Rawlings died at the age of 73 on November 12.
He spent nearly a week at a hospital in the capital, Accra as a result of ill-health after the burial of his mother last month.
He led a military junta from 1981 to 1992 after coming to power through a coup.
In 1992, Rawlings resigned from the military and established the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He was democratically elected in the same year and in 1996 for a second term.
