President Akufo-Addo says former President Jerry John Rawlings was a man who stood true to his principles of probity and accountability.
He was speaking at the State burial service for the late former President at the Black Star Square in Accra.
President Akufo-Addo admitted that he never saw eye to eye with former President Rawlings until the 2012 elections.
He said former President Rawlings deserves the full State burial, which befits his status as the one who established the Fourth Republic.
President Akufo-Addo spoke about the issue of renaming the University of Development Studies after Former President Rawlings.
