{"id":1264826,"date":"2022-12-13T19:59:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/13\/former-ndc-mp-passes-on\/"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:59:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:59:26","slug":"former-ndc-mp-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/13\/former-ndc-mp-passes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NDC MP passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sddefault.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Parliament\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bole-Bamboi Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Saaka Akati, is dead. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Akati is said to have passed on on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of death is, however, yet to be established. <\/p>\n<p>He was 72 years.<\/p>\n<p>The former lawmaker served the constituency for 12 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bawumia lauds recent Auditor-General\u2019s Report to Parliament\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Single Man Contractors Association petitions Parliament over arrears<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-13-at-14.49.06.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2194989\" width=\"710\" height=\"1020\"\/><figcaption>Former Bole-Bamboi MP, Joseph Saaka Akati.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, family sources indicate the body will be flown from Accra to Bole on Tuesday evening with all burial arrangements to be communicated later.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n                ul\n                {\n                    list-style-type: none  !important;\n                }\n                a\n                {\n                    text-decoration: none !important;\n                    color:inherit;\n                }\n                .blog-post-title-box, .tv-widget-title { font-family: \"Patua One\"; }\n                .main_title { font-size:170%; margin-bottom: 5px; }\n                .blog-post-content, .tv-widget-content {font-family: \"ABeeZee\";}\n                .playlist_title { font-family: \"Patua One\"; font-size: 150%; font-weight:800; line-height:10px; margin-top:20px; margin-left:20px;  }\n                .blog-post-image { -webkit-background-size: cover  !important; -moz-background-size: cover  !important; -o-background-size: cover  !important; background-size:cover  !important;}\n            ]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"7go82RcDWBA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woman fakes Pregnancy to defraud Her Man - Obra on Adom TV (13-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7go82RcDWBA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bole-Bamboi Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Saaka Akati, is dead. Mr Akati is said to have passed on on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Accra. The cause of death is, however, yet to be established. He was 72 years. The former lawmaker served the constituency for 12 years. 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