David Abdulai

{{Short description|Ghanaian philanthropist and physician}}

{{infobox person

|birth_name = David Fuseini Abdulai

|birth_date = 1951

|occupation = Philanthropist, physician

|death_date = {{death date and age|2016|10|2|1951}}

}}

David Fuseini Abdulai ({{Circa|1951}} – 2 October 2016), also called Dr. Choggu or Dr. Gurugu, was a philanthropist, physician and founder of the Shekinnah clinic in Tamale, Ghana.{{Cite web|url=http://pulse.com.gh/news/dr-david-abdulai-medical-philanthropist-laid-to-rest-id5567060.html|title = Medical philanthropist laid to rest|date = 4 October 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/All-you-need-to-know-about-ailing-Dr-David-Abdulai-461716 | title=All you need to know about ailing Dr David Abdulai | publisher=Ghanaweb.com | date=August 10, 2016 | accessdate=August 11, 2016 | author=Tobi, Ajayi}} He was the fifth recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr Award, conferred on him by the US Embassy in Ghana in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/373880/dr-david-abdulai-congratulated-for-winning-fifth-martin-luth.html | title=Dr David Abdulai congratulated for winning Fifth Martin Luther King Jnr Award | publisher=ModernGhana.com | work=GNA | date=January 24, 2012 | accessdate=August 11, 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://ghana.usembassy.gov/pe-012212.html | title=Medical Doctor wins 2012 Martin Luther King Award for Peace and Social Justice | publisher=Embassy of the United States in Ghana | date=2012 | accessdate=August 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820031525/http://ghana.usembassy.gov/pe-012212.html | archive-date=August 20, 2016 | url-status=dead }} His father was called Abdul Kaleem Yidantogma. The mother of Dr. Choggu was called Amishetu Yahaya, a semi beggar.

On October 7, 2023, a statue was unveiled to honour him by the chiefs and people of Tamale. The Choggu Round About was renamed as Dr. Choggu Roundabout.{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=Tamale-Based Music Duo Unveils Dr. Choggu Roundabout in Honor of Philanthropist |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/region/canardafriq/Tamale-Based-Music-Duo-Unveils-Dr-Choggu-Roundabout-in-Honor-of-Philanthropist-139289 |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}