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| Former President Jerry John Rawlings |
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has at a meeting with the family of the late Ernest Debrah, former
Minister in the Kufuor government, decried the failure of successive
governments to seek lasting justice for the late Ya-Naa Yakubu Andani II who
was assassinated in 2002.
Flt Lt Rawlings said he was hopeful that as
other eminent persons receive decent farewells after their demise, the late
Ya-Naa will also receive justice and with that a decent final funeral rite.
Making the call during a courtesy call on him
by the family of the late Ernest Akobour Debrah, a former Minister for Agriculture, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions, on Thursday, the former
President said: “I am hoping and looking forward to the late Ya-Naa also seeing
justice being done over the manner in which he left us so that his funeral may
be carried out in a decent way for all of us to have the peace of mind the
country needs and deserves.
“For his departure to have gone on through
three administrations governments without seeing the necessary justice to
ensure a decent funeral for him is a painful load that some of us carry and
this is something we should all be thinking about. Let us do justice to what
led to his departure and I believe there will be a decent funeral.”
President Rawlings described the late Ernest Debrah who was one time Member of Parliament for Tano North as a quiet, amiable
and unassuming personality, saying it was painful when the country lost people
like him and personalities such as Paul Victor Obeng, because the country needs
people of their caliber. He expressed his satisfaction that Ernest Debrah was
able to contribute his quota of discipline and knowledge to his country.
Professor Sam Akobour Debrah of the University
of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences and brother of the deceased, who led
the delegation, informed the former President that the funeral will take place
on Saturday July 30, at Tanoso in Sunyani.
Other members of the delegation were Francis
and Steve Akobour Debrah, brothers of the deceased.
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