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‘Africa will miss a great leader’ – Liberia President George Weah mourns J.J. Rawlings

Emmanuel Ayamga

November 12, 2020 2:28 PM

The President of Liberia, George Oppong Weah, has joined Ghanaians in mourning the late Jerry John Rawlings.

‘Africa will miss a great leader’ – Liberia President George Weah mourns J.J. Rawlings

The former Ghana President passed away in the early hours of Thursday, November 12, 2020.

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Rawlings is said to have died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he was on admission after falling sick.

In a statement shared on Twitter, President Weah consoled the family of the late Rawlings.

He described the former Ghana President as a great statesman, adding that Liberia and Africa will miss him.

“On behalf of the government and people of the Republic of Liberia, and in my own name, I wish to convey deepest and profound sympathy to the government and people of Ghana, the Rawlings family and the entire Africa for the death of a great statesman, Former President,” the Liberian President tweeted.

“Jerry John Rawlings. Ghana, Liberia and Africa will miss a great leader. Liberia remembers his immense contribution to the attainment and sustainment of peace during our dark days of our own history.”