Rawlings's state funeral: Nana Konadu breaks down in tears; Kimathi consoles her in video

Rawlings's state funeral: Nana Konadu breaks down in tears; Kimathi consoles her in video

- A video of Nana Konadu crying at the funeral of her late husband has popped up

- The wife of the former president suddenly broke down in tears and was immediately consoled by her kids

- They are currently partaking in the state funeral being held in honor of ex-president JJ Rawlings

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A quite emotional video of former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings crying at the state funeral of her late husband former president Jerry John Rawlings has popped up.

In the video sighted by YEN.com.gh, Mrs Rawlings was walking alongside her children Zanetor and Kimathi Rawlings when she suddenly stopped and tears started rolling down her cheeks.

Her children, especially Kimathi, immediately stood and held her firmly and started speaking to her to try and be strong.

Rawlings's state funeral: Nana Konadu breaks down in tears; Kimathi consoles her in video
Rawlings's state funeral: Nana Konadu breaks down in tears; Kimathi consoles her in video
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Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings then took a white handkerchief and wiped away her tears while her hands were trembling from the pain and sadness she was going through.

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Her son, Kimathi, then stood in front of his mother and spoke some words to her to encourage her not to break down in tears.

One mature lady then rushed to the side of Nana Konadu and said some words to her which saw the former first lady nodding her head.

The lady then went through her bag in search of what is believed to be a handkerchief and handed it over to Nana Konadu.

The state funeral in honour of late former president Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings is still ongoing at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) where his body has been laid in state for public viewing.

Speaking about the funeral of Rawlings, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that a 52-year-old woman who claims to be called Abigail Rawlings has said that she is the daughter of the late former president of Ghana.

In a new video sighted on YouTube, the mature woman spoke passionately about her being the child of the late former president of Ghana.

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According to her, her mother is a Togolese who has passed away but before her death, told her daughter that Rawlings was her father.

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