{"id":200359,"date":"2016-03-20T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=200359"},"modified":"2016-03-20T12:05:11","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:05:11","slug":"jakes-death-hit-us-hard-ndc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/jakes-death-hit-us-hard-ndc\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake&#8217;s death &#8216;hit us hard&#8217; &#8211; NDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incumbent\u00a0National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the death of the former\u00a0Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, hit them hard in the heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Lamptey <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/03\/20\/former-npp-chair-jake-obetsi-lamptey-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">passed away on early Sunday<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0morning in London after battling ill-health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;ML45l3kWgo2WgrHS91P1PYqzC5ofPw7q&#8221;]A\u00a0statement signed by NDC&#8217;s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, eulogized Obetsebi Lamptey saying Ghana&#8217;s political history cannot be written without the mention of his name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026We send out our heartfelt condolences to the immediate and extended families of the late former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe also commiserate with the NPP in this moment of grief. In all honesty, contemporary Ghanaian political history cannot be written without the mention of Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey; and we pray the Good Lord finds a peaceful resting\u00a0 place for his soul,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4579\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4579\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jakeobetsebi_thumb_medium304_214.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Obetsebi Lamptey\" width=\"501\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jakeobetsebi_thumb_medium304_214.jpg 304w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/jakeobetsebi_thumb_medium304_214-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jake Obetsebi Lamptey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Below is the full statement: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Passing Away Of Jake Obetsebi Lamptey<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sad news of the passing away of Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey has hit the National Democratic Congress (NDC) very hard in the heart and we send out our heartfelt condolences to the immediate and extended families of the late former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We also commiserate with the NPP in this moment of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In all honesty, contemporary Ghanaian political history cannot be written without the mention of Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey; and we pray the Good Lord finds a peaceful resting\u00a0 place for his soul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jake; Ye ma wu due!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Johnson Asiedu Nketiah<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(NDC General Secretary)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sunday, March 20, 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin A. 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