Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi has recommended that the structure of the late President’s funeral be revised.
According to him, the funeral rites of the late President Rawlings could be a potential COVID-19 spreader.
Taking to his social media, he advised: “Amidst all that’s obvious about our COVID-19 situation, I humbly plead that the State revises the structure of President Rawlings’ Funeral. It is undoubtedly heading for a super spreader COVID-19 event.
We can have this four day session virtual as a TV production with physical attendance highly restricted to not more than 100 or 25 attendees”.
Senyo Hosi, raising concerns about the possible increase in COVID-19 cases as a result of the funeral, has pleaded with the Government to consider that the late President “Rawlings will not be pleased that people get infected or lose their lives to COVID-19 courtesy of his funeral”.
“Please let’s do the right thing! A befitting funeral is not necessarily a big super spreading COVID-19 event! Please use this as an opportunity to set the example you need Ghanaians to follow”, he furthered.
Activities to mark the funeral of former President Jerry John Rawlings commenced yesterday with a Catholic Requiem Mass at the Holy Spirit Cathedral and a vigil at the Air Force Officers Mess in Accra.
The former President will be laid in state on Monday, January 25th, 2021 and Tuesday, January, 26th, 2021 at the Accra International Conference Centre for various groups and members of the public to have an opportunity to pay their last respects.
Prior to the laying in state, the Anlo Traditional Council will host two days of traditional mourning for the departed former President who hailed from Anlo.
The former President will receive a full military burial service on Wednesday, January 27 after which he will be interred at the Military Cemetery in Accra – the government’s designated burial ground for all former Presidents.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
