{"id":270618,"date":"2024-12-25T18:12:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T18:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/25\/former-mp-dr-bernice-adiku-heloo-passes-away-at-70\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T18:12:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T18:12:12","slug":"former-mp-dr-bernice-adiku-heloo-passes-away-at-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/25\/former-mp-dr-bernice-adiku-heloo-passes-away-at-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Former MP Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo Passes Away at 70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"403\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/newsghana.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Bernice-Adiku-Heloo.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsghana.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Bernice-Adiku-Heloo.webp 549w, https:\/\/newsghana.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Bernice-Adiku-Heloo-300x220.webp 300w, https:\/\/newsghana.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Bernice-Adiku-Heloo-80x60.webp 80w, https:\/\/newsghana.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Dr-Bernice-Adiku-Heloo-150x110.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" alt=\"Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo\" title=\"Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Bernice Adiku Heloo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- content --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, a former Member of Parliament for Hohoe, has passed away at the age of 70, close sources to the family confirmed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Her death, which occurred during the early hours of Wednesday, December 25, 2024, followed a brief illness. Sources within her party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), have also verified the news.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Heloo represented Hohoe in the 6th and 7th Parliaments of the 4th Republic, serving from January 2013 until January 2020 when she chose not to seek re-election after opting out of her party\u2019s parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her parliamentary service, Dr. Heloo served as a Deputy Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation during President John Dramani Mahama\u2019s first term from 2013 to 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Born on September 24, 1954, Dr. Heloo remained active within the NDC even during the recent election campaign, where she was occasionally seen attending party events. 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