Statue Of The Late Aliu Mahama To Be Mounted In Yendi To Honour Him: “People Of Yendi Are Ecstatic”
- The government plans to erect a statue in honour of late former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama
- Yendi MP Farouk Aliu Mahama, son of the politician, said the people of the community were happy with this
- The community will also commemorate the anniversary of Mahama's death, who passed away on November 16, 2012
Yendi MP Farouk Aliu Mahama said the government plans to erect a statue honouring his late father, former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama.
He told Joy News that the late statesman's family had identified a roundabout in the Yendi community where the monument would be mounted.
“The family and myself, together with Dr. S.K Frimpong, have identified a roundabout in Yendi. We have started doing a beautification of the roundabout, and we are going to put a befitting statue on the roundabout and commission it," he said.
The late former Vice President died on November 16, 2012, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after being admitted to the hospital for about a week.
To commemorate the 11th anniversary of his death, Farouk Aliu Mahama indicated that a session will be held at the Zongo Naa Mahama palace.
He also said the Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road would officially be renamed after this father and commissioned in his honour.
He added that the statue will be unveiled among the activities on November 30.
"On the 16th of November, we will look at commissioning the road that has been named after him. And we will look at the commissioning of the statue in Yendi on the 30th."
Akufo-Addo statue causes controversy
This comes after YEN.com.gh reported that President Akufo-Addo unveiled a statue of himself in the Western Region earlier this month.
The Ghanaian leader unveiled the new statue, erected in front of Sekondi's Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital on November 6, 2024.
National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate John Mahama criticised Akufo-Addo's decision to unveil his own effigy.
Richard Kirk-Mensah, the NDC Western Region Communications Director, also pledged to rally support to remove the statue.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
New feature: Сheck out news that is picked for YOU ➡️ click on “Recommended for you” and enjoy!
Source: YEN.com.gh