A grateful nation yesterday bid an emotional farewell to the first President of the Fourth Republic, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, whose remains were lowered into their final resting place at the new Military Cemetery behind the Burma Camp.
Accra, the national capital, almost stood still as Ghanaians and the international community came together to say adieu to the 73-year-old former President.
However, Former President John Dramani Mahama shared some photos of himself and some dignitaries at the funeral service of late President Jerry Rawlings on his social media page.
Four of the photos that melt the heart of Ghanaians is that of the wife of the late President Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, President Nana Addo, Vice President Bawumia and President John Kufuor
Posting the photos, Mr Mahama, who was wearing late Mr Rawlings’ funeral cloth, said the late former President burst onto Ghana’s political stage like a colossus and played many parts.
He wrote: “Shocking and unexpected are words that both describe your dramatic entry onto the political scene of Ghana and also your silent exit from this world. It will take a whole book to write a tribute to a man whose life was so eventful; a man who has had a profound impact on several generations of Ghanaians. All the world is a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. Rest In Peace, Boss.”
Below are the photos
