Uncontrollable wailing depicts the mood at the family home of the late Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Parliament
A cousin of the late JB Danquah, Frank Oduro who spoke to the media shortly after the incident Tuesday morning upon hearing the news in Abuakwa North said his brother’s benevolence touched a substantial base of his constituents while he was MP.
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He described the death as a "shocking news."
"We never anticipated anything of the sort at this time of the year. We just got the news on the radio and I just came round and the place was crowded with people," he stated.
"It was shocking, shocking, shocking," Frank Oduro added.
He also cautioned that politics must not be read into the death of the late MP.
"I don't read politics into those things...murder is murder. Don't read politics into those things, thats why when something happens like that, instead of going straight to the point, we'll divert it and attention will gone somewhere. He's a politician but murder has nothing to do with politics," said.
Meanwhile, five people have been arrested in connection with the death of the late Member of Parliament.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the death of Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.
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A married man, he hails from Old Tafo in the Eastern Region. The late Danquah was born on July 2, 1965, and is the grandson of late Ghanaian statesman JB Danquah.