General News of Saturday, 14 November 2020Source: Atinka OnlineOtukunor fires Akufo-Addo for announcing Rawlings’ deathPeter Boamah OtukunorDeputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukunor, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo erred by announcing the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings. According to Otokunor, customarily, the family has the authority to announce the death of their Kinsmen and not the presidency. Former President of the Republic of Ghana and founder of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, died after battling a short illness. Jerry John Rawlings died at the Korlebu Teaching Hospital Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 73. Following the demise of the statesman, President Akufo-Addo issued an official statement announcing the death of JJ Rawlings.

Source: GhanaWeb November 14, 2020 03:46 UTC