NDC declares 3 days of mourning for the late president

General News of Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-03-13

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) declared three days of mourning in honor of its former president, Dr. Kwabena Adjei.

Dr. Adjei died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital after a short illness in the early hours of Tuesday, March 12, 2019.

In a statement, the party said: "During this period, all party flags must fly at half mast and all party activities must be suspended."

Given this development, the flag bearer's induction ceremony, John Dramani Mahama, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, was postponed to a later date.

"As a result, the CEN meeting and the flag bearer induction ceremony scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday, March 13, 2019 have been postponed and a new date will be communicated in due course.", Reads the statement.

Until his death, Mr. Adjei was a member of the party's council of elders, former deputy of Biakoye constituency, former deputy secretary of the PNDC for the Volta region and former deputy secretary of the PNDC for industries, the science and technology.

He was also former Minister of Lands and Forests, former Minister of Food and Agriculture and former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of the 4th Republic.