The National Democratic Congress Majority Caucus in Parliament has extended its condolences to the family of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was reported to have died on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
“The Majority Caucus in Parliament of Ghana has learned with shock, the reported sudden death of Her Excellency, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, former 1st Lady and wife of H.E. Flt. Lt. J.J. Rawlings and the mother of our dear, Hon. Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP for Klottey-Korle and Chairperson of the Security & Intelligence Committee of Parliament,” a statement signed by Mr. Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader, and issued to the Ghana News Agency on Thursday said.
It said, “On behalf of the entire majority of members of Parliament, Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, and the entire Parliament of Ghana, we wish to extend our deepest condolences to the family and the nation for this great loss.
“May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace. She paid her dues to this country,” the statement added.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was a pioneering advocate for women’s empowerment and social justice, widely recognised for her decades of activism through the 31st December Women’s Movement.
She served as Ghana’s First Lady from 1981 to 2001 and later became a political leader in her own right.
