President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commiserated with President Uhuru Kenyatta and the people of Kenya over the death of the country’s former President Mwai Kibaki.

“I extend, on behalf of the people and Government of Ghana, my heartfelt sympathies and condolences to President Uhuru Kenyatta, the people and the government of Kenya, over the death of the historic, third President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki,” President Akufo-Addo tweeted on Monday, 25 April 2022.

President Akufo-Addo also emphasised that: “We take the occasion to renew the ties of friendship and bonds of co-operation that exist between the Ghanaian and Kenyan peoples. May his soul rest in perfect peace.”

The third President of Kenya died on Thursday, 21 April 2022.

He was 90.

I extend, on behalf of the people and Government of Ghana, my heartfelt sympathies and condolences to President Uhuru Kenyatta, the people and Government of Kenya, over the death of the historic, third President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. 1/2

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) April 25, 2022