The late Theresa Kufuor
Government has decided to give former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor a state funeral.
The funeral is set for Thursday, November 16, 2023.
This is intended to honour the memory of the late former First Lady who was until her demise the wife of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, second President of the Fourth Republic.
The decision was announced by President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House yesterday.
This was when a delegation from the Kufuor and Mensah families called on him to formally inform the Presidency of her passing.
Spokesperson for the delegation, P.K. Mensah, informed the President and other officials of the Presidency including the Chief of Staff, Madam Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, that the family has decided that the funeral of the late Mrs. Kufuor will take place first in Accra, but the final funeral rites will be performed in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital.
To that end, the state funeral announced by the President will be held on Thursday, November 16, and then on November 18 and 19, the final rites will take place in Kumasi.
He also indicated that the family will observe the one week of her passing at her residence in Peduase, on the Akuapem ridge today.
The delegation was led by Nana Amoah Gyawu Buahin (Awua Domase Akyempemhene).
The late Theresa Kufuor died on Sunday, October 1, 2023, aged 88.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent