NPP Election: Youthful Delegate Collapses and Dies after His Candidate Lost
- A New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegate in the Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East Region has died after his favourite candidate lost
- Paul Amaliba Azika died after he collapsed at the constituency's executive election held at the GNAT Hall in Bolgatanga
- His preferred candidate Awudu Asonga Moro lost the chairmanship position to his opponent Kwame Anaba
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Paul Amaliba Azika, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegate in the Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East Region, has died.
He passed after he collapsed at the constituency's executives election held at the GNAT Hall in Bolgatanga.
According to Asaase Radio, Azika reportedly fainted after his preferred candidate lost the chairmanship position, and died while being rushed to the regional hospital.
Source: UGC
Garnering support for his candidate
Before the election, Azika supported and urged others to vote in favor of Awudu Asonga Moro against two other candidates in the contest.
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Moro, however, lost the contest by 353 votes to Kwame Anaba, who clinched the top position with 355 votes.
Until his demise, Azika doubled as a government appointee in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, whose death has caused the postponement of a meeting to elect a presiding member for the assembly.
Meanwhile, the Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga, Rex Asanga, has confirmed his death.
Top NPP Communications Officer Reported Dead After Asthma Attack
Not long ago, YEN.com.gh reported that the Central Region Communications Officer for the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, Robert Amissah, popularly known as Staga, has died.
Information gathered by YEN.com.gh revealed that Amissah died on Saturday after an asthmatic attack on Friday, April 22.
Sources close to him disclosed that he was driving alone from Kasoa to Cape Coast on Friday, and upon reaching the Biriwa Junction in the Mfantseman Municipality, he suffered the attack.
Gloria Sarfo: Actress Lays Her Mum to Rest; Breaks Down at Burial Service In Tears In Emotional Photos
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that after weeks of heartbreak, actress Gloria Sarfo finally laid her late mum to rest at the Akyem Osiem cemetery in Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region.
The pre-burial service for the late Madam Ophelia Yeboah was held Saturday, April 30, at the Akyem Osiem Town Park.
She passed on February 11, at age 66, and the actress broke the news on Instagram. Gloria Sarfo did not reveal what caused her mother's death.
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