Confirmed: Alhaji Bature passes away
Otec fmghana.com has gathered that the Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper, Alhaji Bature iddrissu has passed away.
Sources close to the family confirmed to OTECNEWS that he passed away this afternoon.
The sadIt is unclear what caused the demise of the outspoken journalist and avid supporter of the opposition National Democratic Congress but OTECNEWS sources say he has been unwell for some time now.
The incident occurred at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he’s been on admission.
He was 60 years.
He said arrangments were being made to send the body home for Islamic rights to be performed ahead of the burial ceremony early Saturday.
Alhaji Bature, a known sympathiser of the National Democratic Congress, was a regular panelist on popular political discussion talk shows on radio and television.
The last time he was on Adom TV’s Badwam programme was about three weeks ago and told friends he wasn’t feeling too well.
Shortly after that he suffered a stroke whilst in his bath and was rushed to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
Close family sources say he lost his speech and struggled a lot.
His media engagement prior to his death was Tuesday December 12, 2017 on ‘Badwam’ on Adom TV.
Source:otecfmgnana.com
