Former deputy Sports Minister Nii Nortey Dua is dead, Kasapafmonline has learnt.

Family sources say he died Thursday dawn after a protracted ailment.

The late Dua was Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku constituency in the Greater Accra region between 2008 and 2012.

Before getting into active politics, he lectured at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.

Nii Nortey Dua in a previous life, worked as the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation(GBC) where he was famous for his commentary during league matches.