A state funeral will be held for the late former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.
A statement issued and signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President, Minister, Government Communications, indicated that the funeral will take place on November 28, 2025.
The Independence Square has been designated as the venue for the funeral.
According to the statement, the funeral is a recognition of her invaluable contribution as the founder of the 31st December Women’s Movement to the advancement of women’s and children’s rights in Ghana, as well as national development.
The former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passed away at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
She was 76 years old. Nana Konadu, wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, was Ghana’s longest-serving First Lady, holding the position across both military and civilian administrations led by her husband.
She served from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), and again from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
She continued in the role during her husband’s two constitutional terms from January 7, 1993 to January 6, 2001.
