Dethroned chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party
(NPP), Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey has called on government to honour the memory of
the former Vice-President in the Kufuor administration, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, by
naming the Tamale Sports Stadium after him.
He explained that the late former Vice-President
served his nation diligently and deserved to be honoured; therefore naming the
stadium after him was in the right direction.
The former NPP Chairman made this call when he addressed
delegates at the Tamale Sports Stadium, venue for the party’s conference to
elect their national executives.
He suggested that the stadium should be referred to as
the Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.
Giving background info on the late Vice-President, Mr
Obetsebi-Lamptey said it was the NPP which selected Aliu Mahama as running mate
to John Agyekum Kufuor in the 2000 elections, which produced the first and only
Muslim to rise to the position of Vice-President in the country’s history.
He said Alhaji Aliu Mahama partnered President Kufuor
throughout their eight years in office and served with dedication, humility and
forthrightness.
“The late Aliu Mahama will remain an inspiration and a
leading light for the NPP,” he said.
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