The final funeral rites, which had mourners from all political divides and associations, took place at the Lashibi funeral home.

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who is a sister of the deceased, Accra Hearts of Oak board member and politician, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe and Minister for Trade and Industry; Alan Kyerematen were also present.

Former New Patriotic Party General Secretary; Kwabena Agyepong and National Democratic Congress bigwig, Hudu Yahaya, among others also came to mourn with the family.

Mr Mahama prayed for strength for the widower, the children and also for the departed soul to rest in peace.

Alhaji Haruna Atta, on his part, admonished Ghanaians to cherish the Ghanaian traditional family system, saying “when my wife was ill, I was alone with her, we have destroyed our traditional system.”

The wife of the former Ambassador to Namibia lived with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease as well as devic’s disease, a rare neurological disorder that affects the eyes and spinal cord for about 25 years.

She died on August 17, 2022, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre.

She was 62.

Nana Yaa Ofosuhemaa Agyeman was survived by a husband, two adult daughters and four grandchildren.

The sad event is said to have happened on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in Accra. She died aged 62.

According to reports, she passed away at the University of Ghana Medical Centre after a brief illness.

Miss Agyemang, the former First Lady’s younger sister, was survived by two daughters, Rahma and Ayesha Harruna Attah, as well as her husband.

She worked with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and later served as an editor with the defunct Accra Daily Mail newspaper, owned by Harruna Attah.

Alhaji Haruna Attah, besides being a renowned journalist, served as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Namibia in the John Mahama administration.