The largest opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress(NDC) have ordered for all party flags across the country to fly at half mast in honour of the late former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of the party, Kofi Portuphy, they indicated that the NDC cannot forget the solid role Kofi Annan played to raise the flag of Ghana when he was the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) during the Rwanda Crisis when President Rawlings was Leader of the Republic of Ghana.

"It was no surprise that Kofi Annan became the substantive Secretary General of the UN," the statement added.

"On behalf of the NDC, I salute Kofi Annan for flying high the Flag of Ghana worldwide."

Read full statement below; 

NDC Drops Flags In Memory of The Late Kofi Annan

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dropped all the Party's Flags, at the passing away of Kofi Annan.

The NDC mourns the passing away of a Son of the Soil.

The NDC cannot forget the solid role Kofi Annan played to raise the flag of Ghana when he was Under Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) during the Rwanda Crisis when President Rawlings was Leader of the Republic of Ghana.

It was no surprise that Kofi Annan became the substantive General Secretary of the UN.

On behalf of the NDC, I salute Kofi Annan for flying high the Flag of Ghana worldwide.

Condolences to his immediate family, and condolences to Mother Ghana.

May the soul of Kofi Annan rest in perfect peace.

Comrade Kofi Portuphy
(National Chairmen and Leader of the NDC).

Mr Annan died at age 80 in Berne, Switzerland, on Saturday, 18 August 2018 after a short illness.

Kofi Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.

He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.

He was survived by a wife and three children.