Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, has died aged 73, Ghanaian media reports on Thursday.
Rawlings is suspected to have died from COVID-19 complications at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
Meanwhile, condolences have started pouring in over the death of late Rawlings
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, on his Facebook account said: “Jerry Rawlings was an African giant. His tenure as leader of Ghana remains emblematic with the restoration of that country. Even after office, he stood tall for African unity and renaissance.”
Also, the former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on his Twitter handle @bukolasaraki, described the late Rawlings as a pan-Africanist.
“From his early days as a young revolutionary, to his later years as a renowned statesman and pan-Africanist, Jerry Rawlings always led from the front and matched his words with his actions,” Saraki tweeted.
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