Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah to deliver Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture in Yendi

• Posted on November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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Minister for Information Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah will deliver the keynote address at the Aliu Mahama Memorial Lecture as part of activities to commemorate the eighth anniversary celebration of the demise of the late former vice-president of Ghana.

The event is scheduled to take place on Monday November 16, 2020 in Yendi, the traditional seat of Dagbon and hometown of the late veep.
Mr Oppong-Nkrumah, who is also the MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, is expected to speak on the theme ‘From Dagbon to the world, Example of Alhaji Aliu Mahama’.

According to the Aliu Mahama Foundation, the event is aimed at celebrating the life and legacy of the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who was Ghana’s first Muslim vice-president between 2001 and 2009 under the John Agyekum Kufuor-led NPP administration.

There will also be a photo exhibition at the Dagbon State Senior High School to highlight pictorial experiences of the late Alhaji Mahama during his time in office.

Meanwhile, the Minister for Information will also formally commission GBC Naya Radio as part of the New Yendi City (NYC) project.

The late former vice-president died on Friday, November 16, 2012 at age 66 during the run-up to the December polls.

Other activities to mark the week-long celebration includes the lunch of ‘Zongo Laafia’, a health and wellness programme, on Wednesday, November 11, by Hajia Samira Bawumia, Second Lady of Ghana.
It will be followed by a courtesy call on the overload and king of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari II, at the Gbewaa palace, the launch of McDan Skill Development Centre, a donation to the Nyani witch camp, soccer games, etc.