Ghana's longest serving First lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has been picked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lead a government delegation to the funeral of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.

The funeral of the late renowned freedom fighter and champion of women’s rights will held on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Soweto, South Africa.

The wife of former president JJ Rawlings was Ghana’s First Lady during the struggles of the Rainbow Nation.

President Akufo-Addo is of the firm view that her contribution to the liberation of South Africa from the racist ideology of apartheid merits recognition and honour, a statement from the presidency said.


Other members of the Ghana government delegation are the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Charles Owiredu; Deputy Minister for Information, Ama Dokua Asiamah-Adjei, MP; Ambassador-at-Large, Dr. Edward Mahama; and Protocol Officer at the Office of the President, Ms. Ama Serwaa Nyarko.