Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has declared one week of mourning for former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan, who died at the age of 80 on Saturday.
Akufo-Addo, in a statement, said the Government and people of Ghana were saddened by the news of the death, in Berne, Switzerland, of Annan.
“I extend, on behalf of the entire Ghanaian nation, our sincere, heartfelt condolences to his beloved widow, Nane Maria, and to his devoted children, Ama, Kojo, and Nina, on this great loss I am, however, comforted by the information, after speaking to Nane Maria, that he died peacefully in his sleep.
“Consummate international diplomat and highly respected former Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan was the first from sub-Saharan Africa to occupy this exalted position.
“He brought considerable renown to our country by this position and through his conduct and comportment in the global arena. He was an ardent believer in the capacity of the Ghanaian to chart his or her own course onto the path of progress and prosperity,” he said.
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