Former President Jerry John Rawlings will be buried today, Wednesday, January 27, at the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp in Accra.
This will be followed by a -21-gun salute in his honor as a former President.
According to the Ministry of Information, prior to his burial, a state funeral would be held for him at the Black Star Square in Accra.
After the state funeral service, his mortal remains would be placed on a “gun carriage” and paraded through some principal streets of Accra.
Former President Rawlings, who is Ghana’s longest-serving head of state, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the age of 73.
He is survived by his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and four children; Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Amina Rawlings, Yaa Asantewaa Rawlings and Kimathi Rawlings.
