President John Dramani Mahama has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.
The three-day national mourning commences from today, Friday, October 24 to Sunday 26 October 2025.
This was announced in a statement issued on Friday, October 24 and signed by the Presidential Spokesperson and Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
The President has also directed that during this period, all national flags shall fly at half-mast at all public buildings, diplomatic missions, and government installations throughout the country and abroad.
This is in honour of her memory and in recognition of her distinguished service to our nation.
“Mrs Agyeman-Rawlings served Ghana with dedication and commitment, particularly in women’s empowerment, child welfare, and social development.
“The Government extends its deepest condolences to the family, her children, and all who mourn this irreplaceable loss. May her soul rest in perfect peace,” the statement concluded.
Mrs Rawlings died on Thursday morning, October 23, 2025, after a short illness. She was 76 years old.
She served as Ghana’s First Lady from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), and again from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
She continued in the role during her husband’s two constitutional terms from January 7, 1993 to January 6, 2001.
She founded the National Democratic Party (NDP) after she left the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and became the first Ghanaian lady to run for Presidency.
She also established the 31st December Women’s Movement in 1982, empowering Ghanaian women through entrepreneurship, education and political participation.
She was part of the dignitaries who laid wreaths at the Forecourt of the Jubilee House to honour the eight public servants who recently lost their lives in a helicopter accident in August 2025.
She was recently present at the Dote Yie funeral rites for the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was accompanied by two of her adult children, Amina Agyeman-Rawlings and Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings. The three took turns to console Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on the loss of the Asantehemaa.
