As painful as her demise may be, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said the late former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor should be celebrated than mourned.
Mr Bagbin said the late Theresa Kufuor distinguished herself as the second First Lady of the Fourth Republic and has left a legacy worth celebrating.
“The pain will always be there but for us now, the focus should be on celebrating her life and legacy,” the Speaker advocated.
The Speaker made this call when he led a parliamentary delegation to commiserate with former President John Agyekum Kufuor and the family on the loss of his wife.
Mr Bagbin, who was the leader of the opposition in parliament between 2001 and 2009 when Mr Kufuor was president, described the late Theresa Kufuor as “a woman of few words who did a lot but kept them under wrap.”
“There is a lot that she has done but because of her nature and character, much of it was not known to the public.
“This is the time for those of us who were close or worked with her to unearth this for Ghanaians to know the values she added to our democratic development,” he said.
The Speaker pledged of parliament’s support for the Kufuor family throughout the funeral to ensure that the late former first lady got a befitting farewell.
Former President Kufuor expressed his “profound gratitude” to the delegation for remembering him in his grieving moments.
He described the late Theresa Kufuor as “brave, loyal and a committed” pillar who supported him in his political path despite the pitfalls.
“When you are lucky to find a woman like that, you treasure her,” he stated and invited parliament to the final funeral rites of her late wife slated for November 16, 2023.
The late Theresa Kufuor, a nurse by profession, died peacefully at her home on October 1, 2023 at age 87.
She was married to Mr Kufuor for 61 years and had five children together
FROM JULIUS YAO PETETSI, PEDUASE
