Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings is a former First Lady
The sisters of the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, have described her as their anchor, guide and trailblazer.
Reading a tribute at a Requiem Mass at the Accra Ridge Church on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, they recalled how she took care of them when their older sibling was in boarding school.
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“In telling the love story of our sister, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, we remember her as the one who mobilised us all. She guided us through life’s troubling moments and stood up for us whenever she sensed unfairness. She set the example we followed as our parents moulded us,” they said.
They recounted how children in their neighbourhood looked up to her mentorship.
“Her mobilisation gift was extended at the time to most neighbourhood kids living in the Ridge area. Our neighbourhood kids were all offspring of the first civil servants of the First Republic of Ghana. With these friends, we formed the Feather Club, and our sister Nana Konadu led us in performing plays and organised other activities such as lemonade stands to raise money for the Ridge Church Fund.
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“The beauty of her talents was cultivated as we grew up, and she taught us so many things, including ballet dancing, sewing our own clothes, and being generally there for us in aspects of our lives. She was the big sister who guided us through life’s turbulence and stood to fight battles if she realised someone was treating us unfairly.”
The Requiem Mass was attended by Former President Nana Akufo-Addo, Former First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo, Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga, family, friends and sympathisers.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the age of 76.
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