Death of Baah-Wiredu: Rawlings Issues Statement

PRESIDENT RAWLINGS SHOCKED AT BAAH WIREDU¹S PASSING
Former President Flt Lt (rtd) Jerry John Rawlings has expressed deep shock at the passing away of Finance Minister and New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Kwadwo Baah Wiredu.
In a statement issued shortly after news broke of Baah Wiredu¹s death, President Rawlings said Ghana had lost a dedicated son.
Throughout his political career he exhibited an element of humility which is lacking within our current political dispensation and which endeared him to his colleagues and political opponents alike,² President Rawlings intimated.
My heartfelt condolences go to his family for such a loss,² he said.