The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
as reported is the place where Former President Jerry John Rawlings passed
away.
Jerry John Rawlings, the man who ruled Ghana for
almost two decades passed on at the ICU of the Cardiothoracic Unit of the Korle
Bu Teaching Hospital.
The shocking and unfortunate event occurred on the
morning of Thursday, November 12, 2020.
A visit to the hospital this
morning saw flags flying at half-mast in accordance with a directive from
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Bar the lowered flags, everything appeared normal
with patients and health professionals going about normal duties.
There was no security presence contrary to reports by
some media outlets.
Jerry John Rawlings, according to reports, tested
positive to the coronavirus. It is, however, unclear if he died of the virus.
Meanwhile, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to give
Rawlings a befitting state burial.
President Akufo-Addo assured the
family of the late president that much as the state will take control of the
burial and funeral, the wishes of the family will be seriously considered.
“Government will work closely with the family of
President Rawlings on the arrangements for a fitting State Funeral for the late
President, and will keep the nation informed accordingly,” he noted to a
delegation of Rawlings’ family who visited him to officially inform him of the
passing of the former president.
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