{"id":389298,"date":"2018-01-06T12:11:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T12:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=389298"},"modified":"2018-01-06T15:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T15:34:08","slug":"alhaji-batures-death-a-great-loss-to-ndc-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/alhaji-batures-death-a-great-loss-to-ndc-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Alhaji Bature&#8217;s death a great loss to NDC &#8211; Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former president John Dramani Mahama has eulogized the late Alhaji Bature Iddrisu describing\u00a0his\u00a0death as a great loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>Alhaji Bature, who was an outspoken political commentator and a sympathizer of the opposition NDC, died on Friday, January 4, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he had been on admission.<\/p>\n<p>Mahama took to his Facebook page and said Bature was endowed with &#8220;a great sense of analysis&#8221; and &#8220;will be sorely missed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSudden news of the passing of my brother and friend, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu. This is a great personal loss and for the NDC family. His wit and a great sense of analysis will be sorely missed. May Allah the Merciful grant him Jannatul Firdaus,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJDMahama%2Fposts%2F1867711849906629&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"212\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;44MqI0r7BL6fiKJk1kfcq5HF19ZZTLDb&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/05\/journalist-alhaji-bature-passes\/\"><strong>Alhaji Bature<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0will be <strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/06\/alhaji-bature-buried-today\/\">buried today<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, Saturday, January 6, 2018, in line with Islamic tradition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe late Alhaji Bature gave up the ghost a few minutes past 3:00pm at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he was receiving treatment after a short illness,\u201d a statement from his family signed by News Editor of the aL-hAJJ newspaper and spokesperson for the Iddrisu family,\u00a0Amos Blessing Amorse, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn line with the Islamic faith, Janaiza prayers will be observed tomorrow, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at his family house at Nima, Gorillas; adjacent UNIBANK. The mortal remains will then be conveyed to the Madina Cemetery at 1p.m. for burial,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Farida Yusif\/citimonlie.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former president John Dramani Mahama has eulogized the late Alhaji Bature Iddrisu describing\u00a0his\u00a0death as a great loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Alhaji Bature, who was an outspoken political commentator and a sympathizer of the opposition NDC, died on Friday, January 4, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where he had been on admission. 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