The government of Ghana has released a schedule for the signing of the book of condolence for late former President Jerry John Rawlings.

Details of the schedule is contained in a statement signed by the Head of Protocol for the Office of the Vice President and the Moderator of the signing of the book of condolence, Nana Enoch Osei-Mensah.

According to the statement, signing of the book will be at the foyer of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) on November 16 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament Aaron Mike Oquaye will be the first to pen down his condolence between 9:00 am and 9:30 am.

He will be followed by the Chief Justice and members of the Judicial Committee as well as Justices of the Supreme Court.

The two other former Presidents of the Republic; H.E John Agyekum Kufour and H.E John Dramani Mahama are expected to take their turns between 10:15 am and 10:45 am on Monday.

The rest follow in the order stated in the statement below:

Mr Rawlings, aged 73, died Thursday, following a short illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.