Accra, Ghana, September 12, 2018//-World Bank Group and its President have consoled the family and the people of Ghana on the death of the former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Busumuru Kofi Annan.
The World Bank Vice President and Corporate Secretary, Yvonne Manu Tsikata said: “I am deeply honoured to represent the World Bank Group and its President at the farewell to Kofi Annan, a powerful voice for peace who shared our dream of a world free of poverty”.
She continued: “As a proud fellow Ghanaian, I share the sadness of all my countrymen and women in mourning the loss of one of our finest sons.
And as the liaison between World Bank Group management and our global membership of 189 countries, I bring the condolences of our entire organization to Nane, their family, the good people of Ghana and all who must bear the passing of Busumuru Kofi Annan. May the soul of this true son of Africa and global citizen Rest in Perfect Peace.”
Background
The three-day national mourning for Kofi Annan, began Tuesday after the arrival of his remains at the Jubilee Lounge of the Kotoka International Airport on Monday.
The mood at the airport was sombre when the plane carrying the casket of the global icon touched down the tarmac after a long flight from Switzerland.
As the body of the former UN Secretary General and Nobel Laureate arrived in his native Ghana, many including President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who led the welcome party, appeared devastated by his passing.
Some people wept as the casket was carried out of the plane by military pallbearers. He is expected to be buried on Thursday at the private military cemetery in Accra, Ghana
On August 18, the world woke up to the news of the passing of Annan aged 80 in Bern, Switzerland.
The late Annan was reported to have fallen ill shortly after returning to Switzerland from South Africa and detained at a Geneva hospital and later sent to Bern, the Swiss capital, for further treatment but passed on Saturday, August 18, in the presence of his wife, Nane Maria, and their children Ama, Kojo and Nina.
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