Rawlings Gets Major Honour in Nigeria as Airline Names Aircraft After Him: "The Legend Lives On"
- The Late former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has been honoured by United Nigeria Airlines
- The honour was a symbolic tribute to Rawlings, who was described by theUnited Nigeria Airline's Chairman as a Pan-African statesman
- Rawlings was a former military leader who was head of state from 1981 to 1992 as its Head of State
United Nigeria Airlines unveiled an aircraft named in honour of the late former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings.
This was part of the launch of scheduled commercial flights on the Lagos–Accra and Abuja–Accra routes.
Source: UGC
The Guardian reported that this was a symbolic tribute to Rawlings, who was described by the airline's Chairman, Obiora Okonkwo, as a Pan-African statesman.
Okonkwo, who spoke after supervising a mock arrival and departure exercise at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on November 10.
Okonkwo described the new service as a strategic expansion move, noting that UNA plans to add six additional aircraft to its fleet in the coming months.
He added that the expansion aims to deepen regional access, strengthen people-to-people diplomacy, boost intra-African aviation traffic, and provide Nigerian travellers with alternatives to foreign carriers, which continue to dominate West Africa’s skies.
Rawlings was a former military leader who ruled the country from 1981 to 1992 as its Head of State.
The insults directed at his daughter are believed to be linked to human rights abuses and killings that occurred under his junta.
Rawlings would later serve as the then democratically elected President of Ghana between 1992 and 2000, after ruling as a military leader from December 31, 1981.
Rawlings died on Thursday, November 12, 2020, after reportedly suffering complications from COVID-19.
The former president died less than a month after burying his mother, Victoria Agbotui.
He left behind his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, and four children.
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings passes on
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Rawlings' widow Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings died at the Ridge Hospital in Accra on October 23 after an illness.
She was 76 years old. The Rawlings family appealed for privacy in their time of grief.
She will be accorded a state funeral on Noveber 28, 2025.
NDC mourns the late Nana Konadu
When she died, YEN.com.gh reported that the National Democratic Congress expressed deep sorrow following the death of Agyeman-Rawlings.
The General Secretary of the party, Fifi Kwetey, said the late former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, was set to rejoin the ruling party after leaving in 2011.
The party described her as a remarkable woman whose lifelong dedication to women’s empowerment left an indelible mark.
In a statement, the party praised her for her tireless work through the 31st December Women’s Movement.
Source: YEN.com.gh
