By Bright Ntramah
President Akufo-Addo has described the late leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as a distinguished servant of his people and a friend of Ghana.
The President said this when he signed the book of condolence at the residence of the UAE Ambassador to Ghana.
“A great friend of Ghana and a distinguished servant of his people has gone to meet his maker,” President Akufo-Addo wrote in the book of condolence.
“The entire people of Ghana and their government join me and my wife and family in expressing our sincere condolences and deep sympathies over the loss of this eminent ruler.”
“May his soul rest in perfect peace in the bosom of the Almighty,” President Akufo-Addo added in his eulogy.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died at the age of 73 in the UAE. He has since been buried in line with Islamic tradition and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been elected as his successor by the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates.