{"id":439047,"date":"2017-11-20T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/20\/kabas-death-big-blow-he-was-invaluable-to-my-career-ohemaa-mercy\/"},"modified":"2017-11-20T12:30:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:30:24","slug":"kabas-death-big-blow-he-was-invaluable-to-my-career-ohemaa-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/20\/kabas-death-big-blow-he-was-invaluable-to-my-career-ohemaa-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"KABA\u2019s death big blow, he was invaluable to my career \u2013 Ohemaa Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday, 20 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-11-20<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/37945684.295.jpg\" alt=\"Blow9\" title=\"Blow9\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151057541695353\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151057541695353\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1511181024_518_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Celebrated gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy is full of gratitude to the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong popularly known as KABA.<\/p>\n<p>The late presenter, she noted, contributed immensely to her music and ministry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe added so much to Ohemaa Mercy\u2019s ministry especially the advice\u2026 we are going to miss him a lot,\u201d the singer told Myjoyonline.com after signing the Book of Condolence opened in honour of the astute radio presenter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKABA to Ohemaa Mercy\u2019s ministry is something else especially my husband, he is so close to him and he always calls him to give him advice especially with where he wants to see me going,\u201d Ohemaa Mercy revealed.<\/p>\n<p>KABA was pronounced dead on arrival at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was rushed after he fell sick early Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He was 37 years. He left behind his wife, Valentina Ofori Agyei, also a broadcaster with Accra-based Class FM and a seven-month-old daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Until his death, KABA was the host of Asempa FM\u2019s flagship afternoon political programme, \u2018Ekosii Sen\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ohemaa Mercy, when they heard the news of the presenter\u2019s passing, \u201cit was a blow to us and we know for a fact that, KABA had so many things he wanted to do\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KABA, she added, \u201cis one of the promising journalists that I personally believed in so much. His integrity is so much intact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve lost a very promising gentleman,\u201d the \u2018Nhyira\u2019 singer grieved and said KABA always wanted her to achieve international success.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/StYu85AtwjA\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96566925.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">For more news, go to <b>myjoyonline.com<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: 65 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Monday, 20 November 2017 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2017-11-20 play videoGospel musician Ohemaa Mercy Celebrated gospel musician Ohemaa Mercy is full of gratitude to the late Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong popularly known as KABA. 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