Watch Akufo-Addo’s reaction after his name is mistaken for the late Nana Konadu

Ghana, on Friday, November 28, 2025, laid to rest one of its illustrious daughters, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, who was the country’s longest-serving First Lady, and the wife of the first President of the 4th Republic, the late Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings.

Amid the sorrow at the State Funeral held in honour of Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings at the Independence Square in Accra, there were some hilarious moments which brought some much-needed smiles to the faces of the mourners.

There were also some awkward moments too.

One of those moments was when one of the officiating ministers at the event blundered the name of the late former First Lady for former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

As the minister was concluding a prayer, he said, “Through Jesus Christ our Lord, may He grant a sweet repose to the soul of our dear sister, Her Excellency ‘Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’.”

The mention of Akufo-Addo spontaneously drew aalaughter from many, including the former president himself.

The cameras captured the former president and those around him giggling after the blunder.

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings makes final journey home

Watch a video of the incident below:

chale just watch till the end😭 pic.twitter.com/JQBUZuBnM4

— dracojeremy🔫 (@jeremyb___) November 28, 2025

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