The mortal remains of former United Nations secretary general Busumuru Kofi Annan will arrive in Accra – Ghana on Monday, September 10, 2018, for a state burial.
The body will be accompanied by his widow Nane Maria Annan, his children and some executives of the United Nations. A press conference held in Accra by the government, addressed by the information minister-designate Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said president Nana Akufo-Addo and the Ghana armed forces, will receive the body on behalf of the people of Ghana.
Mr Kofi Annan died in Switzerland on August 18, 2018 after a short illness.
Source:Graphic.com.gh