{"id":447644,"date":"2017-12-16T09:41:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T09:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/kabas-goodbye-a-cry-a-tear\/"},"modified":"2017-12-16T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T09:41:04","slug":"kabas-goodbye-a-cry-a-tear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/16\/kabas-goodbye-a-cry-a-tear\/","title":{"rendered":"KABA\u2019s goodbye, a cry, a tear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/40363480.295.jpg\" alt=\"KABA Sympathisers\" title=\"KABA Sympathisers\" width=\"295\" height=\"186\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some sympathizers in tears at late KABA&#8217;s burial service<\/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=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513417264_151_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Friends, family and colleagues in the media as well as politicians, took turns early Saturday to pay their last respect to the late staff of the Multimedia Group, Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong, as he marks his final journey on earth.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds including government officials and traditional leaders, have gathered at the forecourt of the State House, Accra, where the pre-burial service is being held for the former Host of Ekosii Sen political talk show on Asempa 94.7 FM.<\/p>\n<p>The remains of the talented journalist which was opened early Saturday for public viewing ahead of the pre-burial service would be laid to rest at the Osu cemetery which is about 200 metres away from the State House.<\/p>\n<p>Kwadwo died on November 18, 2017, after a short illness. 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