The kids of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings delivered an emotional tribute at her state funeral on the Black Star Square on Friday.

They celebrated her as a fearless patriot who refused to be confined by way of expectation and as an alternative “carved out [her] own mission.”

They described her as “a tireless patriot, a woman who loved her country and celebrated it every opportunity she got.”

They recalled how “no problem was too small for [her] to personally tackle, and no solution was ever out of [her] expertise.”

To them, she used to be a girl who challenged norms and defied limits. “You refused the idea that a woman existed only to be dependent on their husbands. You carved out your own mission.”

That undertaking, they stated, become a countrywide power, reshaping Ghana’s social and political cloth during the thirty first December Women’s Movement.

They highlighted the motion’s sweeping achievements, declaring that it “ignited a force that transformed the landscape of women’s rights and education that still resonates today.”

The motion “established about 1000 early childhood development centres, advanced adult literacy, set up income-generating activities, and led legal reforms granting inheritance rights to women and children.”

They remembered their mom as no longer simplest an recommend however a continuing doer.

“You championed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and fought relentlessly for the dignity and self-reliance of women. You were never just advocating. You were doing.”

To them, her affect transcends even her personal technology. “Your legacy resonates far beyond our family. The movements you led and your unwavering pursuit of equality will continue to shape Ghana for generations.”

Reflecting on her uncompromising values, they stated, “You lived your values without reservation, believing that actions were either right or wrong and never settled for the uncommitted grey space in between.”

They added that “doing nothing was never acceptable,” and that her conviction “inspired a nation’s democratic public process.”

The kids additionally mirrored on her strange partnership with the past due former President Jerry John Rawlings.

They described her as “strategic, clear-minded and unwavering,” and stated their father depended on her “completely, because you had an unfailing ability to perceive purpose and possibility.” They added, “You and Dad were, in truth, one another’s partner. You were one another’s pillars.”

As a mom, they referred to as her their “protector, advocate, confidant, and, most importantly, our friend.” As a grandmother, she used to be “funny, generous, playful, wise, strict, trendy, and above all else, hard.”

They shared intimate recollections of pleasure and laughter. “Our chats and the joy of watching you dance to music videos of your favourite artists brought warmth and laughter into our lives.”

Her easy pleasures, they stated, published her essence: “Your joie de vivre was found in the simple things — the embrace of family, good music and dance.”

The tribute closed with a heartfelt vow: “Mum, Queen of our hearts, your legacy lives on during the courses you taught us… We are illuminated within the purity of your essence, consoled by way of the data that your soul’s undertaking is for the next realm.

“For us, your 4 kids, we can set our toes into the footsteps of your gallant position and with divine grace, emulate your dignified dance thru existence.”

They ended merely: “We love and miss you, Mom. We love and miss you, Dad. So much. Thank you.”

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