{"id":107917,"date":"2023-10-07T17:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/07\/mahama-other-prominent-figures-attend-dumelos-mothers-funeral\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T17:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T17:28:32","slug":"mahama-other-prominent-figures-attend-dumelos-mothers-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/07\/mahama-other-prominent-figures-attend-dumelos-mothers-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama, other prominent figures attend Dumelo&#8217;s mother&#8217;s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ghana\u2019s political and entertainment luminaries gathered to pay their respects at the final funeral rites of the late Mrs. Antoinette Veronica Ama Ampona Dumelo, mother of actor, politician, and farmer John Dumelo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-979109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/dumelo-mother-death-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mrs. Dumelo\u2019s farewell began at the break of dawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023. The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, served as the backdrop for her file past, an intimate moment when friends, family, and notable personalities paid their respects between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-979106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Dumelo-mother-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"475\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Among those who attended the funeral were former President John Mahama, businessman Ibrahim Mahama, Nigerian actor Desmond Elliot, and Ghanaian gospel singer Sonnie Badu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-979110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/dumeloooo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"759\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a tribute to his mother, Dumelo said, \u201cMy mother was my everything. She was my biggest cheerleader and my strongest supporter. I am so grateful for the time I had with her, and I will cherish the memories we made together forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dumelo\u2019s mother passed away in August 2023 after a long battle with illness. She was 71 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s political and entertainment luminaries gathered to pay their respects at the final funeral rites of the late Mrs. Antoinette Veronica Ama Ampona Dumelo, mother of actor, politician, and farmer John Dumelo. Mrs. Dumelo\u2019s farewell began at the break of dawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023. 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