The final funeral rites for the late Chairman of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Farhan Laary Bimi, would be held at the forecourt of the State House in Accra on July 30.
Ministers of state, politicians and the diplomatic community are expected to attend the funeral rites that would be observed in accordance with Islamic tradition.
The ceremony would begin at 9am.
Mr Bimi died on July 22 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites on July 23.
Described by friends, colleague workers and a cross-section of the public as well as politicians as incorruptible, strong, firm, affable, a gentleman, father and husband, Mr Bimi, a lawyer by profession, had 33 years of experience in the promotion of human rights, integrated development and political socialization.
Chairman, as he was affectionately called, graduated from the University of Ghana in 1973, and proceeded to the Ghana School of Law, where he studied for the professional Barrister’s Certificate and he was called to the Ghana Bar in October 1975.
The PNDC Government under the leadership of Chairman Jerry John Rawlings appointed him Ghana’s Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea in 1985 with concurrent accreditation to the Gambia, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
As the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Mr Bimi used his mediation skills in 1993 to settle the political impasse between the Government of Guinea and opposition parties, a move which averted a potentially explosive electoral conflict.
Mr Bimi also served as head of Ghana’s Mission in Libya in 1994 with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Malta.
In 1998, the then President Rawlings decided to bring the astute diplomat back home to chair the NCCE.
Over the past 11 years, Mr Bimi has transformed the Commission and is duly considered as the architect of the unprecedented transparency and consultation with civil society organisations, which presently characterise the work of the NCCE.
In 2001, Mr Bimi institutionalized the celebration of Constitution Week, a period which emphasises citizens’ responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, preserving it for posterity; informing the people that the Constitution is the basis for Ghana’s great heritage and the foundation for the way of life; and to encourage the study of the Constitution.
Source: GNA
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