The family of late Jerry Rawlings, a former president of Ghana, has made a clarification on the cause of his death.
Rawlings was confirmed dead on Thursday morning.
Some people had said that the former president died of COVID-19.
The family, in a statement signed by Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, said Rawlings died after a brief illness.
The statement read:
“It is with deep sadness that the family of His Excellency Jerry John Rawlings (Rtd), informs the general public that the former President of the Republic died on Thursday morning after a short illness.
“We request privacy at this difficult moment. Details of funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.”
Meanwhile, the Ghanaian government has declared a seven days mourning in honour of the deceased.
Before his death, Rawlings was the African Union envoy to Somalia.
