The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and household of former President Jerry John Rawlings have laid wreaths in his honour to mark 4 years of his demise.
The social gathering says it’s contemplating making his birthday a vacation.
Tuesday 12 November 2024, marks precisely 4 years when the previous President Rawlings handed on the Korlebu Teaching hospital after a brief undisclosed ailment.
His demise occurred lower than a month after he buried her organic mom, Victoria Agbotui.
Party members, supporters and members of the family converged on the headquarters of the National Democratic Congress at Adabraka to put wreaths to commemorate his demise.
Three wreaths have been laid on behalf of the household, the social gathering and the NDC cadres corps who supported the formation of the social gathering.
At the solemn statement ceremony, Special Assistant to the Speaker of Parliament and a member of the NDC cadres, Kofi Attoh stated strikes have been initiated to make the birthday of Jerry John Railings a vacation on the social gathering stage.
He stated, “we need to do more to recognize him.”
He stated “we need to have a day preferably his birthday as a holiday for the party to celebrate him,” including {that a} proposal has been made to the National Executive Committee of the social gathering for consideration.
Mr Attoh additional acknowledged that NEC will take into account the proposal in January as the primary merchandise when the NDC involves energy.
MP for Buem, Kofi Adams, eulogised the previous President who occurs to be his former boss for his selfless dedication to governance and management. He impressed upon members to not overlook about his virtues when the social gathering efficiently levels a comeback to energy.
Daughter of the late former president, Zanetor Agyemang Rawlings who can be the MP for Korle Klottey believes his father shall be displeased on the charge at which the nation’s water our bodies, and forest reserves bequeathed to the present administration have been destroyed.
She stated, “we should be celebrating today, but how can we do that when the very things he stood for are being destroyed in our face?”
She famous that as we go about campaigning and convincing individuals to vote for us, others are telling us to not come and do enterprise as normal as a result of it isn’t normal anymore. “The late President will not be happy if he happens to be alive today to see how our water bodies and forest reserves have been destroyed,” Ms Rawlings famous.
The late former President Jerry John Rawlings was the longest serving President within the historical past of Ghana and the primary President within the nation’s fourth republican dispensation.
