The one-week observance for the late former First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Theresa Kufuor, is currently taking place in Peduase, located in the Eastern Region of the country.

Mourners, dressed in somber attire, have congregated at the residence of former President John Agyekum Kufuor in Peduase to participate in the commemorative rituals.

Several high-profile dignitaries including President Nana Akufo-Addo, Ministers of State and Independent Candidate, Alan Kyerematen, family and friends are all present at the solemn ceremony.

The final funeral rites for the former First Lady will take place at the forecourt of the state house on November 16, 2023.

The funeral rites would continue in Kumasi on November 18 after which she would be laid to rest on November 19, 2023.

The late Theresa Aba Kufuor had been a devoted companion of former President Kufuor throughout their 61 years of marriage.

She was a member of a well-known family from Odumase, in the Bono Region and a retired nurse and midwife.

Born on October 25, 1935, Theresa Aba Kufuor 87, died on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

She lived most of her working life in the United Kingdom after her studies at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford and Paddington General Hospital in London.

She qualified as a state-certified midwife with a certificate in premature nursing.

She was the last born of her parents.

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