{"id":465514,"date":"2018-02-19T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/ebony-supported-our-campaign-drunkards-association\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T11:00:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T11:00:30","slug":"ebony-supported-our-campaign-drunkards-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/19\/ebony-supported-our-campaign-drunkards-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebony supported our campaign \u2013 Drunkards Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Monday, 19 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>adomonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-19<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/51068412.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Reigns GhanaWeb Interview  5\" title=\"Ebony Reigns GhanaWeb Interview  5\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The family has announced that Ebony will be buried on March 17, 2018<\/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=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519038030_61_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana Drunkards Association has paid a glowing tribute to dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns for championing their cause.<\/p>\n<p>President of the group, Moses Drybone said the songs of the musician born Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng resonated with their vision to promote responsible drinking.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden demise of Ebony, he noted is a big blow to them because \u201cit will limit the number of bottles we take a day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To show their last respect, Moses Drybone said they would be present in their number at her funeral on February 17, 2018 to \u201cdrink to glorify Ebony\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, contrary to assertions that Ebony Reigns was a bad influence and a burden to the society due to her risqu\u00e9 on-stage acts and suggestive performances, Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has eulogized the late dancehall artiste for using her talent \u201cto the glory of her maker\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at an event to commemorate one week of Ebony\u2019s passing, the legislator applauded the late musician for putting her talent into judicious use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was blessed with talent and she used it to the glory of her maker,\u201d said the minister. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have lost a treasure. We have lost a beautiful talented human being. We have lost somebody who wasn\u2019t afraid to express her individuality and didn\u2019t care about what anybody said or thought about her. We can all learn something from the short life that she lived here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ebony, 21, died February 8 along with two others in an accident while returning from Sunyani where she had visited her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Franky Kuri, a close pal of Ebony and a dancer, and soldier L\/C Francis Atsu Vondee, were the other two victims when the Jeep car they travelled in collided head-on with a VIP bus. <\/p>\n<p>The driver of the Jeep however survived but is still on hospital admission.<\/p>\n<p>Ebony\u2019s death led to a huge outpouring of grief and sympathies from music lovers, fans, colleagues, friends and politicians in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, February 18, 2018, thousands thronged St. Martin De Porres School, Dansoman to join her family observe one week of her passing.<\/p>\n<p>The family has announced that she will be buried on March 17, 2018. Venue for her funeral is however yet to be communicated.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZLMS-PSFa4U\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/tq5NO3UU-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVjv_jfLMso\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 71 updated by: 71 --><\/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, 19 February 2018 Source: adomonline.com 2018-02-19 The family has announced that Ebony will be buried on March 17, 2018 Ghana Drunkards Association has paid a glowing tribute to dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns for championing their cause. 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