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– A chief from the Volta region wants the remains of the deceased Rawlings to be buried on an island.
– Togbe Nakakpo Dugbaza VIII points out that Rawlings loves water and rivers.
– The date of the funeral of the late former president is still unknown
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Confusion continues to devastate the burial of former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, as there is still no agreement between the family and chiefs on his burial site.
The last overlord of the Volta region to suggest a place for his burial is that of the traditional Tefle area, Togbe Nakakpo Dugbaza VIII. His appeal is that the former president be buried in one of his properties in Tefle, in the Volta region.
Your reason? Togbe Nakakpo Dugbaza VIII claims that the late former president had once revealed to him his desire to be buried on the property.
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The late Jerry Rawlings and his wife during the 2019 Independence celebration. Photo credit: Facebook
Source: UGC
In issuing a letter to the public about this development, the boss revealed that Jerry Rawlings was a lover of nature and admires water and rivers. Togbe claims that he even dissuaded Rawlings from his wish because the island he wanted to be buried on is the Akosombo Dam spillway.
As of now, the date of Rawlings’ burial has yet to be announced as arrangements drag on. Media sources say that the family and the Volta region council of elders do not agree on the appropriate funeral arrangement for him.
If there’s one thing to know about Jerry Rawlings before his passing, it’s the fact that he deeply regretted it.
The general overseer of one of Ghana’s largest charismatic churches, Nicholas Duncan Williams, has called for the “deep regrets” of the late creator of the Fourth Republic to be forgiven.
The EC led by Jean Mensa will become the worst in Ghana’s history – MahamaThe relationship between the late former president and Nicholas Duncan Williams has been rich and much closer throughout the years from his military rule to the Fourth Republic.
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From the firing of military officers to the staggering killings and kidnapping of some 300 Ghanaians, the pastor explained that the former president shared several regrettable experiences with him.
Rawlings’ death has seen the clergy of Ghana bring their tributes. The founder of the International Central Church of the Gospel (ICGC), Mensa Otabil, took a break from his Sunday sermon to pray for the family of the late former President Flt. Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.
The clergy have come under fire from the late president, who has repeatedly reprimanded them for their contribution to corruption in the country.
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Rawlings was an emblem of freedom, hope and inspiration – Commonwealth Secretary GeneralThousands of tributes have already been poured out in commiseration with the Rawlings family. The condolence book will also be opened to the public at the Accra International Conference Center and the president and other diplomats are expected in the first days of the week.
Jerry Rawlings died after contracting the coronavirus, the former president, according to medical officials, suffered complications from Covid-19. His death also sparked several rumors that his widow contracted the virus, claims of which they have denied.
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