Accra, Nov. 12, GNA – Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Thursday cut short his 12-day campaign tour of the three regions of the north following the sudden demise of Ghana’s longest serving leader, former President Jerry John Rawlings.
The late JJ Rawlings, who ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2000, passed away at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on Thursday, November 12, 2020.
On hearing the news Dr Bawumia immediately suspended his campaign, describing former President Rawlings’ passing as a “great loss to Ghana, Africa and the world.”
President Rawlings, Dr Bawumia said, was a “colossus whose fight for the poor and impact on national cohesion and discipline is unforgettable.”
“President Rawlings is a man I have known and respected for a long time. His role in the political history of Ghana is indelible. His contribution to national discourse and development over the years have helped shape Ghana. His passing is a great loss to the nation,” he added.
Dr Bawumia expressed his condolences to the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the children, the allied families and the nation as a whole.
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