Family of the late former president Jerry John Rawlings have disclosed that he took ill and was hospitalised right after putting his late mother to rest.
The family made this known when they paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo at the seat of government to officially announce his demise to him.
The family said: A great tragedy has befallen us as a country and as family. Some four weeks ago we were here to inform the presidency of the death of our mother, our grandmother, our sister. The president, because of his special love for the ex-president, he assisted us a lot in the burial of our mother.
“Just some few days after the burial the former president Jerry John Rawlings fell sick and was hospitalized. A lot of efforts were made, the president was in touch with his brother. Little did we know that the former president will leave us.
“So we have come here formally to inform the president and the entire government that this is what has happened. Jerry John Rawlings is no more and we deem it appropriate to come and inform you officially.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
