On Thursday, September 8, 2022, His Excellency Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo released a statement in the wake of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The UK’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who was 96 years old, is said to have passed away peacefully at Balmoral.
President Nana Akufo-Addo expressed his sincere condolences on behalf of all Ghanaians in a statement that was posted on the Presidency’s official Twitter page.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend deepest condolences to the new British monarch, King Charles III, the @RoyalFamily, the Prime Minister, and the Government and people of Great Britain on the death, today, of HM Queen Elizabeth II,” the statement reads.
The President also directed all official flags in the country to fly at half-mast for seven days beginning Friday, September 9, 2022 in honor of the Queen.
On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend deepest condolences to the new British monarch, King Charles III, the @RoyalFamily, the Prime Minister, and the Government and people of Great Britain on the death, today, of HM Queen Elizabeth II 1/7 pic.twitter.com/Y7fFKxwCR4
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) September 8, 2022
