The final funeral rites and burial of Her Excellency Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, have been officially scheduled for Friday, November 28, 2025.
The announcement was made on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, by Oheneba Akwasi Abayie, the Abusua Panyin of the family, during a press briefing. He confirmed that the solemn ceremony will take place at the Independence Square in Accra and will be open to the general public, allowing the nation to pay its final respects.
In outlining the arrangements, Oheneba Akwasi Abayie emphasized that there will be only one funeral ceremony for the late former First Lady. He further clarified that the family will not be printing an official funeral cloth for the occasion. Instead, mourners and sympathizers are advised to wear black attire.
The Abusua Panyin used the opportunity to express the family’s profound appreciation to Ghanaians and the general public for the outpouring of sympathy and support received since the loss of Mrs. Agyeman-Rawlings.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings died in the early hours of Thursday, 23 October, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
She was 76.
The final funeral rites and burial ceremony will be held barely a month after her passing.
Nana Konadu was a prominent political figure and a leading advocate for women’s empowerment.
She served as Ghana’s First Lady from June 4, 1979, to September 24, 1979, under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), and again from December 31, 1981, to January 6, 1993, under the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
She continued in the role during her husband’s two constitutional terms from January 7, 1993, to January 6, 2001.
She founded the National Democratic Party (NDP) after she left the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and became the first Ghanaian lady to run for the presidency.
She also established the 31st December Women’s Movement in 1982, empowering Ghanaian women through entrepreneurship, education and political participation.