By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Ghana’s former First Lady and widow of Late President Jerry Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has reportedly passed away at the age of 76.
Agyeman-Rawlings died at Ridge Hospital in Accra, Ghana’s reputable media organisation, Yen reported.
The Rawlings family has yet to issue a statement on the development.
A National Democratic Congress executive and government appointee relayed news of the former First Lady’s passing to YEN on Thursday.
“The sad news happened a while ago at the Ridge Hospital in Accra,” the executive noted.
State news agencies like GNA and GBC have also reported the death.
Agyeman-Rawlings was the First Lady of Ghana from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979 and from December 31, 1981, to January 7, 2001.
She has been hailed for her commitment to gender rights and advocacy on women’s empowerment and social development.
Agyeman-Rawlings was also the first woman to contest to be president on the ticket of the National Democratic Party, which she founded after leaving the National Democratic Congress.
She contested to be president in 2016 and 2020. She ended her campaign prematurely in 2020 after the death of her husband and former President, Jerry John Rawlings.
