{"id":3437,"date":"2019-09-20T11:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/ghana\/?p=3437"},"modified":"2019-09-20T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:47:47","slug":"ndc-hit-with-big-blow-as-newly-elected-tempane-parl-candidate-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ndc-hit-with-big-blow-as-newly-elected-tempane-parl-candidate-dies","title":{"rendered":"NDC hit with BIG BLOW as newly elected Tempane parl. candidate dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a big blow as a newly elected Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, David Adakurugu has been confirmed dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Adakurugu reportedly died in Tamale in the Northern Region at about 12:00 am on Friday, September 20 2019 en route his constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the sad incident, the NDC Tempane Constituency Chairman, Iddrisu Atamde said the unfortunate demise of their parliamentary candidate is a big blow to the party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that he has passed on. He lives in Accra and I\u2019m also in the Tempane constituency. I called him on Wednesday to discuss some issues with him and he promised to be around on Thursday. I called his phone line several times yesterday but to no avail. It was late in the evening that I was told that, on his way to the constituency, he complained of stomach pains and he was rushed to a private hospital at Tamale for treatment. But he passed away later on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very shocking news. It is a big blow to the party,\u201d the NDC Tempane Chairman said.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the rank and file of the party to exercise patience as the party will consider the next line of action after the burial.<\/p>\n<p>David Adakurugu was also a former Member of Parliament for the Tempane constituency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a big blow as a newly elected Parliamentary Candidate for the Tempane Constituency in the Upper East Region, David Adakurugu has been confirmed dead. 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