Funeral Service for Komla Dumor on Saturday

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SK 11 years ago

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE!!!

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE!!!
CARDINAL 11 years ago

Please stop this state funeral nonsense. He was a good Journalist but doesn't deserve state funeral. What did he do for Ghana to deserve a state funeral? Are we going to give Professor Ewurama too a state funeral? She deserve ...
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Please stop this state funeral nonsense. He was a good Journalist but doesn't deserve state funeral. What did he do for Ghana to deserve a state funeral? Are we going to give Professor Ewurama too a state funeral? She deserves it more than Komla. Is state funeral becoming so cheap?
LARYEAH 11 years ago

Ugly backward sarpong, stop following the crowd and say something warmly at this trying time for the family.

Ugly backward sarpong, stop following the crowd and say something warmly at this trying time for the family.
Ghana 11 years ago

I can smell trokosi ekoro fumes mies away.

I can smell trokosi ekoro fumes mies away.
Kweku 11 years ago

Stop the Dumor-nonsense! Is BBC heaven, paradise, hell, No.10, White House, or Chinese Presidential Palace, okay Putin’s kitchen? I don’t even know where to land. If an individual worked in ordinary BBC, how is this so gr ...
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Stop the Dumor-nonsense! Is BBC heaven, paradise, hell, No.10, White House, or Chinese Presidential Palace, okay Putin’s kitchen? I don’t even know where to land. If an individual worked in ordinary BBC, how is this so great to deserve state burial? How do we tell the world the ‘level of people’ we are with this impression? If Komla is so great for state burial, then we Ghanaians are altogether miserably visionless and mediocre. Is this one of the greatest achievements to accord state attention and burial? Even the British themselves who own BBC would neither give their BBC directors who pass away state burials nor would the Japanese, Chinese, American, German, Koreans or even Libya do that for BBC reporter or news presenter.

I don’t discredit Komla’s personal efforts and the pain we endure for his lose, but we cannot portray to our young ones ordinary worker in BBC is great achievement. Komla Dumor's death has hotly caught Ghanaians attention so much that I believe this is not only because of what he actually done, but because of the impending FUNERAL which is Ghanaians major identification on earth. Happy to bury damage things instead of fixing the despondent state we live. We are importer country indicating that we export our problems to other humans just like us to solve. Let the dead bury their own dead, said Jesus. Shame!

Apostle Dr Christo Safo is trying to fix one damage path no matter how rudimentary way he begins and this can't still get our attention than death and funerals. We don't even talk about it much. When has Apostle Dr Safo’s efforts been seriously debated in parliament or other state powerhouses? Our Annans, Jonases, Bandas, Duncan-Williamses, presidents, Chiefs, MPs and all those bunch of so-called dignitaries appearing to have excelled (not for Ghana generally but mainly for their own persons) hardly come open to highlight on the 'seed' Apostle Dr Safo is sowing in finding a path to self-reliance through industrialization and encourage others to follow. Because, firstly Apostle Dr Christo Safo is 'illiterate' Dr without classmate, secondly his funeral has not come yet, thirdly his workshop is on ‘Gomoa land’ and not in Dusseldorf or Detroit, fourthly......., on and on.

Let the youth rise and chase these visionless bald heads we call leaders out of the town. For 50+ decades they cannot even turn cocoa beans to powder, yet they encourage our old pensioner farmers to cultivate what we do eat or price just as white man took us for whiles children our children go hungry. How can they be leaders when they encourage us to put food on white man’s table, whereas we go hungry on the streets? All of our leaders after independence apart from Acheampong’s operation feed yourself respite tell us to use our land to fix food on white man’s table for price we cannot quote and peanuts we receive go to leaders pockets.
Close Observer 11 years ago

Excellent Job Kweku. I thought we have run out of thinkers; at least, you and I are there. How many of our so called leaders are not proud to say that they are going for medical check-up in UK or America? Can't Ghana buy thos ...
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Excellent Job Kweku. I thought we have run out of thinkers; at least, you and I are there. How many of our so called leaders are not proud to say that they are going for medical check-up in UK or America? Can't Ghana buy those medical equipment that attract them to these place?
CHARLES KOFI,AFRICA 11 years ago

WHAT!GHANAIANS MUST BE JOKERS.STATE FUNERAL FOR ONE WHO SIMPLY PRESENTED NEWS AT BBC?IS THIS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
TO WARRANT SUCH?

WHAT!GHANAIANS MUST BE JOKERS.STATE FUNERAL FOR ONE WHO SIMPLY PRESENTED NEWS AT BBC?IS THIS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
TO WARRANT SUCH?
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

State funeral for working for the BBC or what?

State funeral for working for the BBC or what?
Nana Dakoa 11 years ago

Who must tell u what komla achieved? If u dont know or see then keep ur breath to cool ur koko and allow those who knows or see to do what can be done. Ure one of the people who dont see good in people. So how can GOD make pe ...
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Who must tell u what komla achieved? If u dont know or see then keep ur breath to cool ur koko and allow those who knows or see to do what can be done. Ure one of the people who dont see good in people. So how can GOD make people see good in ur own life. That is why most of u lack the goodness & blessing of GOD. AMEN
GHANAVIA 11 years ago

Sarpong, albeit I did on most occasions
share a common front with you in thought and logical reasoning but this time around you have got it wrong. No where in this write up had it been suggested for a state funeral for Koml ...
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Sarpong, albeit I did on most occasions
share a common front with you in thought and logical reasoning but this time around you have got it wrong. No where in this write up had it been suggested for a state funeral for Komla Dumor. Why prompted this sentiment then?

KOFI 11 years ago

Read the last but one paragraph.

Read the last but one paragraph.
Guv 11 years ago

THEY'VE KILLED THIS FINE YOUNG MAN FOR NOTHING. EEEIH, AFRICAN ELECTRONICS.

THEY'VE KILLED THIS FINE YOUNG MAN FOR NOTHING. EEEIH, AFRICAN ELECTRONICS.
Anne 11 years ago

All good people dead or alive should be celebrated for the sake of our people, Kombla you deserve the finest home going that money can buy.RIP my dear.

All good people dead or alive should be celebrated for the sake of our people, Kombla you deserve the finest home going that money can buy.RIP my dear.
Gods love 11 years ago

Hmmm african electronic oo. Wicked! Very wicked,they took this mans life away. Fine boy no pimples. They left his family shattered. May he rest in peace. Very hard for me to believe it.

Hmmm african electronic oo. Wicked! Very wicked,they took this mans life away. Fine boy no pimples. They left his family shattered. May he rest in peace. Very hard for me to believe it.
GBC1 11 years ago

State funeral? hmmmm

State funeral? hmmmm
TRUTH 11 years ago

WAS THE ASANTEHENE QUALIFIED FOR STATE BURIAL WHEN HE WAS GRANTED IT WHAT OF NAA KUMPOCHIRI?? HE SAVED THE PRESIDENT THEN AND SAVED THE GOVT. THE CHOICE IS FOR THE PRESIDENT UNDER HIS COUNCIL OF STATE ADVISERS. KOMLA HAS MADE ...
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WAS THE ASANTEHENE QUALIFIED FOR STATE BURIAL WHEN HE WAS GRANTED IT WHAT OF NAA KUMPOCHIRI?? HE SAVED THE PRESIDENT THEN AND SAVED THE GOVT. THE CHOICE IS FOR THE PRESIDENT UNDER HIS COUNCIL OF STATE ADVISERS. KOMLA HAS MADE A NAME FOR GHANA AND DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE. IF HE HAD DIED ON RETIREMENT NOTHING FOR HIM.HE DIED WHILE IN ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMELIGHT. ARE YOU FOOLS CAN YOU DOUBT OR DICTATE WHAT THE PRESIDENT CAN DO..HE CAN DO AND UNDO EXCEPT FOR CHANGING A MAN INTO A WOMAN. THAT IS WHY HE HE CAN GRANT A PARDON TO A MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE.. OR MOVE TO GAMBIA TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR FANTI FISHERMEN MURDERED.KOMLA IS GRANTED A STATE BURIED ON REQUEST OF THE FAMILY AND WORK MATES NOTHING CAN HAPPEN.
Guv 11 years ago

SOMEONE IS SPIRITUALLY RESPONSIBLE.

SOMEONE IS SPIRITUALLY RESPONSIBLE.
Asobayere Mumuni 11 years ago

Is it going to a norm that once you appear on world stage we have to accord you a national burial? am confused..... ei ekekekeke voo

Is it going to a norm that once you appear on world stage we have to accord you a national burial? am confused..... ei ekekekeke voo
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

a confused nation with incompetent leadership

a confused nation with incompetent leadership
Zoobie-Zoobie 11 years ago

who qualifies to be buried by the state? every BBC guy?

who qualifies to be buried by the state? every BBC guy?

Kweku 11 years ago

Don't be confused geezer, just enrol on sociology degree in any Ghanaian university and read the books written by local academicians.

Don't be confused geezer, just enrol on sociology degree in any Ghanaian university and read the books written by local academicians.
MAN 11 years ago

Why will it be a state funeral? The family should not allow that because the corrupt politicians want to use this sad death to perpetuate corruption. Mark it, the family will not get a dime from this but people will build hou ...
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Why will it be a state funeral? The family should not allow that because the corrupt politicians want to use this sad death to perpetuate corruption. Mark it, the family will not get a dime from this but people will build houses out of it.
Nii Bi 11 years ago

It is becoming absurd. This looks like media conspiracy.

It is becoming absurd. This looks like media conspiracy.
Mikee 11 years ago

Ghana politicians are fools ok he did well for himself working for the bbc so what does that mean he deserves that's show how's shallow minded the politicians are he was a private man who worked for the bbc he did not work on ...
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Ghana politicians are fools ok he did well for himself working for the bbc so what does that mean he deserves that's show how's shallow minded the politicians are he was a private man who worked for the bbc he did not work on behalf of Ghana even top British camera men who go to Iraq and go and dietheydont get state funerals Ghana politicians grow up
LARYEAH 11 years ago

Stop following the crowd and say something warmly at this trying time for the family.

Stop following the crowd and say something warmly at this trying time for the family.
Sultan 11 years ago

Yes!Stop this state funeral bullshit?
Yes, we have lost a new reporter. But he was no statesman. He was not high ranking Ghanaian. What contribution did he do fo Ghana besides being a Ghanaian working at BBC. Are we going to ...
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Yes!Stop this state funeral bullshit?
Yes, we have lost a new reporter. But he was no statesman. He was not high ranking Ghanaian. What contribution did he do fo Ghana besides being a Ghanaian working at BBC. Are we going to do the same for all the newsbroadcasters in GTV, JOY and other multimedia. Hogwash. Dont cheapen titles like the way Kuffour cheapened state awards
POHUM 11 years ago

WAS THE ASANTEHENE QUALIFIED FOR STATE BURIAL WHEN HE WAS GRANTED IT WHAT OF NAA KUMPOCHIRI?? HE SAVED THE PRESIDENT THEN AND SAVED THE GOVT. THE CHOICE IS FOR THE PRESIDENT UNDER HIS COUNCIL OF STATE ADVISERS. KOMLA HAS MADE ...
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WAS THE ASANTEHENE QUALIFIED FOR STATE BURIAL WHEN HE WAS GRANTED IT WHAT OF NAA KUMPOCHIRI?? HE SAVED THE PRESIDENT THEN AND SAVED THE GOVT. THE CHOICE IS FOR THE PRESIDENT UNDER HIS COUNCIL OF STATE ADVISERS. KOMLA HAS MADE A NAME FOR GHANA AND HIMSELF...HIS FATHER WHO WROTE OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM DIED WITHOUT A STATE BURIAL...BUT HE WILL TAKE IT ...KOMLA DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE BBC BROADCASTING COOPERATION. IF HE HAD DIED ON RETIREMENT NOTHING FOR HIM.HE DIED WHILE IN ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL LIMELIGHT. ARE YOU FOOLS CAN YOU DOUBT OR DICTATE WHAT THE PRESIDENT CAN DO..HE CAN DO AND UNDO EXCEPT FOR CHANGING A MAN INTO A WOMAN. THAT IS WHY HE HE CAN GRANT A PARDON TO A MAN GIVEN DEATH SENTENCE.. OR MOVE TO GAMBIA TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR FANTI FISHERMEN MURDERED.KOMLA IS GRANTED A STATE BURIED ON REQUEST OF THE FAMILY AND WORK MATES NOTHING CAN HAPPEN.
PATRIOT 11 years ago

So you are comparing this Komla Dumor to asantehene? Swallow your words. You are a big fool.Who is Komla Dumor?

So you are comparing this Komla Dumor to asantehene? Swallow your words. You are a big fool.Who is Komla Dumor?
Fire! 11 years ago

Who is Asantehene? Who is he?you troll! Yesu moja ka w3 ni

Who is Asantehene? Who is he?you troll! Yesu moja ka w3 ni
Anne 11 years ago

how is asantehene?

how is asantehene?

Peki Tumu 11 years ago

Hope there is no STATE FUNERAL IN Ghana

Hope there is no STATE FUNERAL IN Ghana
BE BOLD 11 years ago

Another – which is likely to be a state funeral – is expected to be held in Ghana after Saturday’s ceremony in London

Why, are you not sure? Ghanaians should boycott this stupid state burial if it comes on. Komla was ...
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Another – which is likely to be a state funeral – is expected to be held in Ghana after Saturday’s ceremony in London

Why, are you not sure? Ghanaians should boycott this stupid state burial if it comes on. Komla was a private man and that is it. We should remove the President if he grants this request to loot. There are Ghanaians around deserving of a state burial more than Komla.
joe,london 11 years ago

Would he have attended my funeral if I had died before him? Ghanaians are good at wasting time on useless issues which retard the progress of the nation.

Would he have attended my funeral if I had died before him? Ghanaians are good at wasting time on useless issues which retard the progress of the nation.
Fire! 11 years ago

Close friends or close snakes to attend the funeral in London. I feel sorry for this man. I don't know why some people are soo worry about this state burial. Na wa oo. Jealous of a dead man too?we live in a mysterious world. ...
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Close friends or close snakes to attend the funeral in London. I feel sorry for this man. I don't know why some people are soo worry about this state burial. Na wa oo. Jealous of a dead man too?we live in a mysterious world. Vultures want a close corner so they can go feed on the body. To live is in Christ and die is to gain but sometime vulture like some you on this site is the reason to pray and overcome your enemies. Leave the poor man alone. A young vibrant man like that,will just be goneike that and there is no sympathy in the heart of some block heads. Some of you need to start asking about yourselves than all this unecessary hate. He did not know he was going to die,he was on focus on Africa before his death so no one knows when only God.
Akadu Mensema 11 years ago

RIP!

RIP!
Joey Accra 11 years ago

Are you people sick of something? Do you know what it would mean to grant him a state funeral? Everybody will also start demanding state funeral for their relatives? What about who put Ghana's name on the world map long bef ...
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Are you people sick of something? Do you know what it would mean to grant him a state funeral? Everybody will also start demanding state funeral for their relatives? What about who put Ghana's name on the world map long before Komla. Mourn the man and stop the state funeral nonsense.
NANA-O 11 years ago

I hope the government and his counsel are seriously thinking about a state funeral. This means the state will be funding most of the bills. CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN WHERE DUE. This money can put fruitfully into use such a 'Dumo ...
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I hope the government and his counsel are seriously thinking about a state funeral. This means the state will be funding most of the bills. CREDIT SHOULD BE GIVEN WHERE DUE. This money can put fruitfully into use such a 'Dumor foundation' for poor students who wants to be like Komla one day who did not have the pre-village to go to Harvard. Rest in peace my dear friend.
Dhuruwah 11 years ago

What Harvard, he went to Harvard Kennedy School, that is different from the Harvard University. Just Google Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University.

What Harvard, he went to Harvard Kennedy School, that is different from the Harvard University. Just Google Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University.
woman 11 years ago

the faculty of government, to put it in simple terms so you will understand, is named after jfk. any institution in the US named harvard is affiliated or has some links to the university. the HKS is a direct arm of the har ...
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the faculty of government, to put it in simple terms so you will understand, is named after jfk. any institution in the US named harvard is affiliated or has some links to the university. the HKS is a direct arm of the harvard university. i hope this helps you, dummy!
Akaniba 11 years ago

Why Ghana needs to accord Komla a state funeral? Although, he has distinguished him self does not warrant a state funeral. Is he the only distinguish Ghanaian in the world?

Why Ghana needs to accord Komla a state funeral? Although, he has distinguished him self does not warrant a state funeral. Is he the only distinguish Ghanaian in the world?
ASIEDU NKETIA 11 years ago

To all men living overseas, never rent a room for a woman in Ghana whiles you live in another country. She will bring a guy to the room, have sex with him in the room you paid for and call you a fool. Take her to a hotel, use ...
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To all men living overseas, never rent a room for a woman in Ghana whiles you live in another country. She will bring a guy to the room, have sex with him in the room you paid for and call you a fool. Take her to a hotel, use her pussy as much as you can and leave. No matter what you do for her(money,gift,Laptop) she will fuck another guy when you are gone. Never trust any woman in Ghana especially when you live overseas.
Wise talk 11 years ago

We all know that the death deserves their respect. I seriously respect Mr. Dumor,even though I did not meet him in person. What some Ghanaians are forgetting is that Mr. Dumor made name for himself. His hard work and dedicati ...
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We all know that the death deserves their respect. I seriously respect Mr. Dumor,even though I did not meet him in person. What some Ghanaians are forgetting is that Mr. Dumor made name for himself. His hard work and dedication took him that far, but that does not warrant a state burial. Was the professor who was killed in Kenya given a state burial? No. We need hospitals, School, proper roads, etc. why do you want to spend the money on state burial. I guess someone is just trying to stir up something. Please do not let the children of our colonial masters laugh at us. I do not think that Mr.Dumor would be happy with state burial. Please set up some education funds for his children and that's it. If others have enough money to spend on him that is fine too. Mr. Dumor is not poor, he is not stupid. He would buy himself some life insurance. I do believe that the BBC would even have somekind of coverage for their employees. Mr. White man is very wise. They have all that in place. Why are you guys worrying yourselves. Help build our nation and stop that stupidity of state burial
Dhuruwah 11 years ago

Set up educational fund for his kids, WHY?. He worked for BBC got paid in Pound Sterling, probably has a house in London or somewhere, has life insurance, which the wife will collect on. People, don't trip over yourselves. If ...
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Set up educational fund for his kids, WHY?. He worked for BBC got paid in Pound Sterling, probably has a house in London or somewhere, has life insurance, which the wife will collect on. People, don't trip over yourselves. If he went to Harvard Kennedy School as they say, he needs nothing from you and I. He was loaded and so is his family. How many of you can even buy a plane ticket to go to London. Don't cry for him Ghanaians, the truth is he never loved you.
Dhuruwah 11 years ago

Who wrote this article anyway. I think the one is only making us write something on the site. BBC world Service. so what?

Who wrote this article anyway. I think the one is only making us write something on the site. BBC world Service. so what?
lydia.usa 11 years ago

may his soul rip. but why state funeral

may his soul rip. but why state funeral
BRO DAN- TRC 11 years ago

BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, DIGNIFIED ONES OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INNOCENT PEOPLE OF GHANA, -KOMLA DUMOR; THE MIGHTY MAN, -"DIED IN HIS SERVICE!" POSTERITY SHALL HAVE IT ON OUR MINDS AND LAY IT TO HEART.BLESSED ONES, "IT ...
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BLESSED PEOPLE OF AFRICA, DIGNIFIED ONES OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD, INNOCENT PEOPLE OF GHANA, -KOMLA DUMOR; THE MIGHTY MAN, -"DIED IN HIS SERVICE!" POSTERITY SHALL HAVE IT ON OUR MINDS AND LAY IT TO HEART.BLESSED ONES, "IT IS FINISHED" THEREFORE, "OCCUPY TILL I COME". SELAH.
TOGETHER WE CAN! WITH GOD, WE CAN!! GOD BLESS AFRICA TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" THAT -THE GOOD WORKS- OF KOMLA DUMOR MIGHT LIVE ON ACCORDING TO -THE VISION AND THE MISSION. GOD BLESS THE FAMILY OF -KOMLA DUMOR- TO "BE STRONG AND OF GOOD COURAGE" KNOWING THAT ;ROMANS 8:28. SELAH. BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED. YEA, GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA.
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REGARDS TO -MIGHTY GOD RADIO- AND TO GHANAWEB FOR THE SPACE.
Anthony 11 years ago

Komla Dumor was nothing more that a traitor to his health and a prostitute for non-existent fame , under a the greatest IMPERIALIST MEDIA WHORE , called the BBC.

Komla Dumor was nothing more that a traitor to his health and a prostitute for non-existent fame , under a the greatest IMPERIALIST MEDIA WHORE , called the BBC.
ghana citizen 11 years ago

how is asantehene please ! i need to know

how is asantehene please ! i need to know
Harry b 11 years ago

he was an inspiration to African upcoming journalist so you guys who are commenting sheets you better not if you can't after all your not forced too who are you to judge him? he did what he came for on this world and I think ...
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he was an inspiration to African upcoming journalist so you guys who are commenting sheets you better not if you can't after all your not forced too who are you to judge him? he did what he came for on this world and I think hating is an emotional disease all hater of komla get well soon. his contribution will forever be remembered and he deserve to be burried with all the respect. rip dear komla we ll miss you n may God grant you the eternal peace
ewalista 11 years ago

rst in pce dia i hope to meet you after live.God be with his kids and wife i never meet you i fl like i lse a friend or brther. Amen

rst in pce dia i hope to meet you after live.God be with his kids and wife i never meet you i fl like i lse a friend or brther. Amen
Randall Wickham 11 years ago

Sincere condolences to the bereaved family and I wish you all strength and courage throughout this difficult time. Komla will be missed and his most extraordinary style of journalism.

Sincere condolences to the bereaved family and I wish you all strength and courage throughout this difficult time. Komla will be missed and his most extraordinary style of journalism.
IDDI ISMAIL 11 years ago

life has been to short for you. You were a symbol of love, hope and inspiration to most african youth. Hope you have played your part, we should follow your steps. Rest in peace.

life has been to short for you. You were a symbol of love, hope and inspiration to most african youth. Hope you have played your part, we should follow your steps. Rest in peace.

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