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Dr Gideon Boako, the spokesperson of the Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has denied reports that his boss was involved in a road crash on his way to the Upper East Region.
In a short statement on Saturday (12 February), Dr Boako clarified that it was the vice-president’s advance security team that rather got involved in an accident on the Tamale road.
“Vice President Dr. Bawumia’s convoy has not been involved in any accident,” Dr Boako said in a Facebook post.
He said Dr Bawumia is currently leading a government delegation at the funeral of the late minister of aviation Joseph Kofi Adda.
He added: “A vehicle in the advance team of security that usually go ahead of the Vice President unfortunately got involved in an accident on their way to Tamale some three days ago. Vice President Bawumia is currently leading a government delegation to mourn with the family and friends of the late Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda, former MP for Navrongo Central and Minister for Aviation.”
Kofi Adda
Joseph Kofi Adda, a former Aviation Minister died in October last year at age 65.
Adda, also a former Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central died at a hospital in Accra after a short illness.
He first became MP for the Navrongo Central in 2003, through a by-election after the passing of the incumbent, John Setuni Achuliwor.
Source: Daily Mail GH