Two former presidents of Ghana, Jerry John Rwalings and John Mahama are top personalities expected to attend this weekend’s burial of late Louisa Nelson, immediate past NDC UK and Ireland chapter Women’s Organiser.
Louisa Nelson popularly known as Mama Lou who was the sitting NDC women organiser in UK AND Ireland died in April 2019 after a short ailment.
The deceased will be buried at Ghana’s capital city Accra on Saturday 22nd June, 2019.
She will however be laid in state for filling past at the Presbyterian Church-Teshie before a traditional sending off the same day.
It is at this occasion that several personalities both in diaspora and back home, academia, politics, friends and sympathizers are expected to pay their last respects.
Top of the list will be former President Mahama who is also the NDC flagbearer for 2020 polls and the founder of the National Democratic Congress, Jerry John Rawlings.
Other top NDC national executives led by party National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo are also expected to join the two former presidents and family of the late Louisa Nelson for the funeral rites.
Ghanamatters.com also understands delegation NDC executives in the United Kingdom and other European countries are also expected in the country this week for the ceremony.
Louisa Nelson was the women’s organiser for the opposition NDC UK & Ireland’s chapter since 2014. She was re-elected in September 2018 for another four years until her untimely death.
She played a key role in the re-election of former President John Dramani Mahama as flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2020 polls.
The current National NDC Women’s Organiser, Dr Hanna Bissiw upon hearing the demise of Louisa Nelson paid a glowing tribute to the late Louisa Nelson, saying, “this is a great loss to the Party. On behalf of the women’s wing, I extend my deepest condolences to the family. May you be comforted by the outpouring of love surrounding you. May your heart and soul find peace and comfort. Fare thee well my Sister”.
A former vice chairman of the UK chapter and now Member of Parliament of Adaklu constituency, Mr Kwame Agbodza also had this to say, “Louisa was a remarkable person. The revival of what you see today as NDC UK started in her house at Stratford in 2005. A few of the youth regularly met in her house to discuss strategies towards that revival. The Youth of the Party in UK hosted many top officials of our great party in her house from 2005 till we won the elections in 2008. Her dedication to the interest of our party is not in doubt. Our party indeed has lost a great ‘soldier’ …Am truly devastated”.
Louisa Nelson was survived by 2 daughters and 2 sons.
Source: Ghanamatters.com/Emmanuel Coffie 2019.