Konadu’s Death: Zanetor Informs President John Mahama of Her Mother’s Passing
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The MP for Korle Klottey and the daughter of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has formally informed the Presidency of her mother’s passing.
She was accompanied by her brother, Kimathi, and former National Security Coordinator Larry Gbevlo Lartey as they visited the Jubilee House on Thursday afternoon, hours after information surfaced about the death of Mrs Agyeman-Rawlings.
According to sources close to the family, she passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
Nana Konadu, who was widely respected for her advocacy on women’s rights and her role in Ghana’s political landscape, passed away after she was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings served as First Lady from 1981 to 2001 alongside her late husband, former President Jerry John Rawlings.
She founded the National Democratic Party (NDP) after she left the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and was widely recognised for her strong advocacy on women’s empowerment and social development.
