Saraki Joins Other World Leaders To Bid Farewell To Ex-UN Chief Kofi Annan
Sodiq Oyeleke
Presidential aspirant Bukola Saraki on Thursday joined other world leaders in a state funeral attended by African leaders and international statesmen who hailed his record as an advocate for humanity and world peace.
Annan, a Ghanaian national and Noble laureate, died in a Swiss hospital last month at the age of 80.
His body was flown to Accra on Monday for burial in his homeland, where he is seen as a national hero.
Around 6,000 mourners packed the auditorium for Thursday's official service – the climax of a multi-day funeral ceremony, which has seen his coffin, draped in the Ghanaian national colors, displayed for public viewing.
Current UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was among the dignitaries in attendance, alongside former Ghanaian presidents, the leaders of Ivory Coast, Liberia, Namibia and Niger, and the Crown Prince of Norway.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, <a href="https://twitter.com/ToyinSaraki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ToyinSaraki</a> and I joined the good people of Ghana and other world leaders to pay our last respects to the great Kofi Annan, the stubborn optimist who made it his life's work to create a better and more peaceful world. <a href="https://t.co/JHKlLGqzkI">pic.twitter.com/JHKlLGqzkI</a></p>— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) <a href="https://twitter.com/bukolasaraki/status/1040269595955916800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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