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Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings Dies
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has passed away.
Reports reaching ghanaiantimes.com.gh indicate former First Lady passed away at the Ridge Hospital.
She was the longest-serving First Lady in Ghana’s history, holding the position across both military and civilian governments led by her husband, the late former President Jerry John Rawlings.
Nana Konadu first served as First Lady from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, during the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) regime.
She returned to the same role from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), another military government headed by her husband.
She continued to serve as First Lady from January 7, 1993, to January 6, 2001, when Mr. Rawlings became a civilian president for two terms under the Fourth Republic.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region.
She was widely known for her strong advocacy for women’s rights and her role in founding the 31st December Women’s Movement, which empowered many Ghanaian women and promoted social development across the country.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has held a high-level meeting with the Heads of Security Agencies, Minister for the Interior and Acting Minister for Defence on the ongoing security services recruitment process.
Following a briefing on the process, the President has directed that the number of men and women to be recruited to the various security agencies should be increased from twenty-thousand (20,000) to forty thousand (40,000) over a four year period.
The President has also directed the Heads of the Security Agencies to ensure transparency and fairness in the recruitment process.
Present at the meeting were the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the President, Senior Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs, National Security Coordinator, Inspector General of Police Director General Prisons, Director General Fire Service, Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service and the Director General of the Narcotics Control Commission
At the request of the minority leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with members of the Parliamentary Minority Caucus today.
The engagement afforded the Caucus an opportunity to provide the Fund with feedback on recent economic developments in Ghana.
The discussions were mutually beneficial to both sides as stakeholders in Ghana’s governance.
The IMF delegation was led by Adrian Alter, Resident Representative, accompanied by Mr. Razafimahefa Ivohasina Fizara, Coordinator of AFRITAC West 2 and Mr. Osa Ahinakwah Economist at the IMF Country Office.
Members of the Caucus in attendance were, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, Second Deputy Minority Whip; Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Ranking Member on Finance; Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Ranking Member on Economy and Development; Kweku Agyeman Kwarteng, Chairman on Budget; Abena Osei-Asare, Chairperson of Public Accounts; and Collins Adomako-Mensah, Deputy Ranking Member on Energy.
Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, also represented the Party.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
