Regional News of Saturday, 14 November 2020Source: GNAFormer President Rawlings fought for development of Ghana - Zongo CommunityLate Jerry John RawlingsThe Ashanti Regional Zongo Community has paid tribute to the late Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, the longest-serving Ghanaian Head of State, who passed on to glory in the morning of Thursday, November 12. The late former President died at age 73 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. A statement issued by the Office of the Regional Sarkin Zongo (Head of the Zongo Community), signed by Abdallah Alin-Tofa, the General-Secretary, on behalf of Sultan Omar Farouk Saeed, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Kumasi, expressed the Community’s deep condolences to the bereaved family. The 20-year tenure of the former President (1981-2001) saw comprehensive support to the Zongo community as many people of Zongo descent were offered varied educational and other material support for their wellbeing.

Source: GhanaWeb November 14, 2020 04:07 UTC