The time he took off his shirt to reveal the Ghananian football team jersey he was putting on. “I remember his coverage at the world cup 2010. Rest in Peace.” twitted Benjamin Tetteh, Accra, Ghana. My sympathies to his wife, children and entire family. Every Ghanaian loved him and we still do. My Facebook page will not be the same without him. “I never knew him personally but always looked forward to his posts on Facebook. May his soul rest in peace,” said Emmanuel, New York City, USA. He was affable, friendly and had a good sense of humour… He made a mark on radio journalism in Ghana, and was a great source of inspiration for many Ghanaian youth, especially, those who wanted to get into radio. He was working at JOY FM while still studying at the time. “I first met Komla while we were both students at the University of Ghana around 2000-2001.
Many others who had interacted with the ace reporter or simply admired him from afar took to their twitter handles to express their grief at the sudden loss. He was the icon, most of us local journalists looked up to, for inspiration. Justice Lee Adoboe wrote from Accra, Ghana: “Komla was the trailblazer of modern radio journalism in Ghana. “On behalf of my government and the people of Ghana, I wish to express my deepest sympathies and condolences to his wife, Kwansema and the children and also to his father, Professor Ernest Dumor, his siblings Mawuena and Korshie the entire family,” he said. Mahama said Ghana, Africa and indeed the world have lost a great, dedicated and wonderful human being and world broadcaster. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said that his country had lost one of its finest ambassadors.ĭescribing him as a “friend, a brother and a patriot,” the president said “Komla was a hardworking, dedicated and consummate professional, who blazed a trail, from his days of great success as Ghana’s most popular broadcaster with Joy-FM in Accra, where he won the Ghana Journalist of the Year award, to his inspiring rise at the BBC in London.”
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