Accra, Oct. 10, GNA - The mortal remains of the late Peter Ala-Adjetey, a celebrated lawyer and former Speaker of Parliament, were on Friday laid to rest at La cemetery in Accra. This was preceded by a state funeral service at the forecourt of Parliament House. President John Agyekum Kufuor and his wife, Theresa, Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama and his wife Rahmatu, Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, Speaker of Parliament, Chief Justice Georgina Theodore Wood, Ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and the Judiciary, were among the huge crowd of mourners who attended. Also present were former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu as well as the presidential candidates of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and Professor John Evans Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress...
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