{"id":60798,"date":"2014-10-30T13:51:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T13:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=60798"},"modified":"2014-10-30T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T13:57:26","slug":"mahama-shocked-over-death-of-zambia-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=60798","title":{"rendered":"Mahama shocked over death of Zambia President\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has expressed shock over the death of President Michael Sata of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Sata\u2019s death creates a sense of loss in Zambia and leaves the people in a situation that many Ghanaians can identify with, considering the sudden death of President Atta Mills two years ago,\u201d says President Mahama.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;GYnOvkx7SU7vBHOLFtLgSMnczwde7VR9&#8243;]\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the Sata family\u00a0and people of Zambia at this difficult time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Sata has demonstrated that anyone can rise from humble beginnings to the highest\u00a0office of the land through passion, persistence and deep patriotism,&#8221; Mahama said. He may have changed party affiliations a number of times but stayed true to his political convictions as a social democrat and to his commitments as a public servant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zambian-president.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60404\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zambian-president.jpg\" alt=\"zambian-president\" width=\"630\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zambian-president.jpg 630w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/zambian-president-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama, on his own behalf and on behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, extended deep sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Sata, and to the Government and people of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p id=\"story_continues_1\" class=\"introduction\">Michael Sata <a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/10\/29\/zambian-president-michael-sata-dies-in-london\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>died at the age of 77<\/strong><\/span><\/a> after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government said.<\/p>\n<p>President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London\u2019s King Edward VII hospital on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The media said that he died after \u201ca sudden onset [of] heightened heart rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama has expressed shock over the death of President Michael Sata of Zambia. \u201cPresident Sata\u2019s death creates a sense of loss in Zambia and leaves the people in a situation that many Ghanaians can identify with, considering the sudden death of President Atta Mills two years ago,\u201d says President Mahama. 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