The late Valerie Anne Sackey, former Director of the Public Affairs Secretariat at the Office of the President of Ghana from 1992 to 2001, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, following her passing on December 31, 2023, at the age of 88.

The burial service and funeral rites are scheduled to take place at the Lashibi Funeral Home.

The family of the deceased, who served under former President Jerry John Rawlings during both the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) administrations, announced the funeral details during a visit to former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings.

The family delegation, led by Nana Opoku Agyepong, included former Minister of Information and Member of Parliament,  Fritz Baffour, and Anne Sackey, the daughter of the late Mrs Sackey.

 Also present were Zanator Agyeman-Rawlings, the MP for Korle Klottey Constituency, Yaa Asantewaa, and Kimathi.

In extending her condolences to the grieving family, Mrs Rawlings lauded the late Mrs Sackey for her principled nature and commitment to orderliness. 

Describing her as a woman of strength, Mrs Rawlings noted how Mrs Sackey played a crucial role in providing guidance to former President Rawlings, even when her principled stance garnered some disagreement.

Born in Accrington, United Kingdom, in 1935 to Valentine Lindoe and Nancy Lindoe, Mrs Sackey, formerly Valerie Anne Lindoe, received her education in the UK.

She met and married Horace Walter Kofi Sackey at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and they arrived in Ghana just three days after its independence in March 1957.

Initially a teacher of Geography at Opoku Ware Secondary School, Mrs Sackey later joined the Department of Game and Wildlife, where she was posted to the Kumasi Zoo.

Over the years, she contributed to the academic and public sectors, moving to Accra when her husband became a Minister of State in 1969.

Survived by her children Michael Sackey (London), Joseph Sackey (Los Angeles), and Ann Asantewaa Sackey (Accra), Valerie Anne Sackey's legacy is remembered not only for her significant role in Ghana's political landscape but also for her dedication to education and public service.