Saraki condoles with Ghana President over Jerry Rawlings' death

Bayo Wahab 18:28 - 12 November 2020

Dr. Bukola Saraki condoles with Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo over Jerry Rawlings' death. (Twitter/Saraki)

Former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has condoled with the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo over the death of Jerry Rawlings, the former president of the country. 

Rawlings died of COVID-19 on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the age of 73.

Following the announcement of his death, Saraki in a tweet said he spoke with President Akufo-Addo at 4 pm to convey his condolences.

I just got off the phone with HE President Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) of Ghana. On the call, I conveyed my deepest condolences over the passing of the former President of Ghana, HE Jerry Rawlings. pic.twitter.com/egcqgepCOV
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) November 12, 2020

He tweeted, “I just got off the phone with HE President Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) of Ghana. On the call, I conveyed my deepest condolences over the passing of the former President of Ghana, HE Jerry Rawlings.”

Rawlings ruled as a military president until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana.