The Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency in the Savannah Region of Ghana has been thrown into a state of shock following the death of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate of the constituency, Abu Kamara .
The Parliamentary Candidate was reported to have died on the spot alongside two others in a car crash.
He was returning to Tamale after a campaign event when the incident happened near Datoyili at about 10:39 pm on Friday, October 16, 2020.
The two remaining victims are said to be his aide and another passenger who were with him in his car reported to have crashed into an articulated truck.
His deaths comes barely a week after the gruesome murder of the Member of Parliament (MP) Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Hayford
Abu Mahama Abudu A.K.A. Abu Kamara and his Aid Kotochi Makers A.K.A. Young Chief were returning to the constituency after a visit to Tamale when their vehicle was involved in an accident claiming the lives of the two and another person yet to be identified on Friday night.
Sources reveal that their vehicle crashed into an articulated truck at Datoyili a suburb of the Tamale Metropolis killing all occupants of the vehicle on the spot.
A statement from the Yapei-Kusawgu Secretariat of the NPP confirming the unfortunate incident said “With a heavy heart I announce to you the sudden demise of Hon. Abu Mahama Abudu A.K.A. Abu Kamara and his Aid Kotochi Makers A.K.A. Young Chief in an accident at Datope near Tamale. Abu Kamara is the parliamentary candidate for Yapei-Kusawgu constituency”
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