The family of former Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister, Hanny Sherry Ayittey has announced the schedule for her final funeral rites.
She died at age 75 on Saturday, July 22, 2023.
According to the family, the former Minister will be laid to rest on Friday, November 10, 2023.
The funeral, however, begins on Thursday, November 9, 2023, with “Tributes & Song Ministration” followed by the “Burial & Funeral Ceremony,” on Friday and a “Thanksgiving Service” on Sunday, 12 November 2023.
Sherry Ayittey was a founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
She served in several roles within the party and in government, serving as a women’s activist, a minister of state, and a national vice-chairperson at the time of her passing.
After the 2008 presidential election, President John Atta Mills appointed her as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology in his government in January 2009.
In January 2013, she was appointed Minister for Health by President John Dramani Mahama, taking over from Alban Bagbin.