Rawlings family consoles General (Rtd) Nunoo-Mensah over wife's passing

Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings led the Agyeman-Rawlings family on Friday to visit former PNDC member Joseph Nunoo-Mensah and his family to commiserate with them over the loss of his wife, Margaret Nunoo-Mensah, who passed away in February.

The delegation, which included Yaa Asantewaa Agyeman-Rawlings and Amina Agyeman-Rawlings, said the visit was to honour the long-standing relationship between the two families.

“We are here because we understand the true value of friendship, and we express our sincere condolences to the family. Relationships matter; friendship matters,” Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings said.

General Nunoo-Mensah, a former Chief of Defence Staff during the PNDC era and later National Security Advisor under President John Evans Atta Mills, said he was comforted by the visit, especially at a time when the Agyeman-Rawlings family was also mourning their own loss.

He recalled his close relationship with former President Jerry John Rawlings, sharing memories of their time together.

“I am very grateful,” General Nunoo-Mensah said.

He was joined at the meeting by his children, Ben Nunoo-Mensah, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, Fred Nunoo-Mensah, and Amanda Nunoo-Mensah.

General Nunoo-Mensah was appointed Chief of Defence Staff by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) in 1979 and later became a member of the PNDC, which took power in 1981.

In 2009, he was appointed National Security Advisor by President Atta Mills.

General Nunoo-Mensah and his late wife, Margaret Nunoo-Mensah, were married on August 10, 1968.