Dr Abu Sakara, Presidential Candidate of Conventions People Party, in the 2012 General Election, has described as a shock, the death of Komla Dumor, Ghanaian Broadcaster with the BBC in London.
�It came to me as a surprise and it was difficult to believe that the great broadcaster I saw just less than 24 hours on television is no more,� he said in a statement issued in Accra, at the weekend and copied to Ghana News Agency.
�I wish to send my deepest condolence to the family of Late Komla Dumor, especially his wife and children. Also to the media in Ghana, Africa and the world at large. Indeed we have lost a great son of our land,� he said.
Dr Sakara said Mr Dumor�s 41 years on earth was worth emulating since he lived for mankind and impacted positively on the lives of several millions of people in the world.
�He focused on issues of importance and development to Ghana and Africa. He practiced journalism with decency and proved to the world that African journalists can also rise to the top.
�Komla Dumor laid it all on the line in the pursuit of the common good. He gave the ultimate sacrifice, his life!
�Such sacrifice for the common good is the single distinguishing feature that separates the great from the mediocre.
�The late Komla Dumor was a great Journalist with full of promise,� he said.
Dr Sakara said: �The echoes of his name have travelled the canyons of the world and back to await him in a silent grave. But the throb of our hearts will forever beat out a refrain in his memory�..Komla Damirifa Due, Rest is Perfect Peace.�
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