Queen’s death: Akufo-Addo directs that all official flags should fly at half-mast for 7 days

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that all official flags in the nation fly at half-mast for seven (7) days in honour of the late Queen of England.

Mr Akufo-Addo in series of tweets mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday September 7, said: “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.

“In honour of her memory, I have directed that all official flags in the nation fly at half-mast for seven (7) days, as from tomorrow, Friday, 9th September.

“May God bless her soul and give her peaceful rest in His Bosom until the Last Day of the Resurrection when we shall all meet again.”