{"id":200388,"date":"2016-03-20T14:30:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=200388"},"modified":"2016-03-20T14:30:58","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T14:30:58","slug":"rawlingses-mourn-late-obetsebi-lamptey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/rawlingses-mourn-late-obetsebi-lamptey\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawlingses mourn late Obetsebi Lamptey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former President Jerry John Rawlings and his wife,\u00a0Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings,\u00a0say they are grieved by the passing away of former Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Obetsebi Lamptey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A brief statement from the family\u00a0described Obetsebi Lamptey as a \u201cleading figure in the advertising and marketing industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;GdFo2lkZq5Z3ic6O2I6gf2lU4nzSZSe9&#8243;]The statement also extended condolences to the family of the departed NPP patriot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have learnt of the sad demise of Mr Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party and leading figure in the advertising and marketing industry. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family. May God give you comfort and peace at this difficult moment and may the soul of your beloved Jake rest in peace,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Lamptey died on early Sunday morning in London after battling ill-health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Jake\u2019s death \u2018hit us hard\u2019 \u2013 NDC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), said the death of Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2016\/03\/20\/jakes-death-hit-us-hard-ndc\/\" target=\"_blank\">hit them hard in the heart<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A statement signed by NDC\u2019s General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, eulogized Obetsebi Lamptey saying Ghana\u2019s 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 \u201cWe 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 place for his soul,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Godwin A. 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