Nana Konadu applauds renaming of UDS after husband

Former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, wife to the late Jerry Rawlings has applauded an announcement by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to rename the University for Development Studies Tamale after the former President.

Mr. Rawlings while alive had rejected the offer of renaming the University after him on a personal principle not to have any monument named after him.

President Akufo Addo had persistently stated that the University should be named after Mr. Rawlings which he, Rawlings, personally helped to establish.

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In his tribute to the former President at the Independence Square in Accra on Wednesday, President Nana Akufo-Addo indicated that the family has agreed to have the University renamed after him

Nana Akufo-Addo said: “Whilst he was with us, he, respectfully declined an offer I made to him, in 2017, to have the University of Development Studies, Tamale, (UDS), which he, personally, helped establish, named after him.

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“His reason was that, in adhering to a long-standing principle, he did not want to have any national monument or facility named after him.

“Two days after his passing, at the 21st Congregation of UDS, I expressed my strongest convictions, in spite of his reservations, that such an honour be accorded him.”

“I am glad that this has found favour with his family, and the necessary formalities will be carried out to achieve this, i.e. The Jerry John Rawlings University of Development Studies, Tamale.”