The Agyeman-Rawlings family visited on Friday, 17 April 2026, former Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) member General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah and his family to console him over the loss of his wife, Margaret Nunoo-Mensah, who passed away in February.

Led by Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the delegation, which included Ms Yaa Asantewaa Agyeman-Rawlings and Amina Agyeman-Rawlings, consoling the Nunoo-Mensah family, said the visit was to honour the relationship built “before us” between the two families.

“We are here because we understand the true value of friendship, and we do express our sincere condolences to the family. Relationships matter; friendship matters,” Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings said.

General Nunoo-Mensah, a former Chief of Defence Staff during the PNDC and later National Security Advisor under President John Evans Atta Mills, said it was comforting that the Agyeman-Rawlings family had visited at a time when they were also grieving their mother’s loss.

He recalled his special relationship with President Jerry John Rawlings and regaled the meeting with memorable anecdotes from his time with the late former President.

“I am very grateful,” General Nunoo Mensah stated.

General Nunoo-Mensah was joined at the meeting by his children, Ben Nunoo-Mensah, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, Fred Nunoo-Mensah and Amanda Nunoo-Mensah.

General Nunoo-Mensah was appointed Chief of Defence Staff by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) in 1979.

He was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), which took power in 1981. In 2009, he was appointed the National Security Advisor by President Atta Mills.

General Nunoo-Mensah and Margaret Nunoo-Mensah were married on 10th August, 1968.

Rawlings family consoles General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah over wife's death

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