The Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has revealed that plans are underway to mount a statue in honour of his late father, former Vice President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama.
According to him, the family of the late statesman has identified a roundabout in the Yendi community where the monument would be mounted.
He made this revelation when speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on Wednesday, November 13.
“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 Friday, 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 divulged that the Yendi stretch of the Eastern Corridor road would officially be named after this father and commissioned.
Among the activities, he noted that the statue will be unveiled on November 30.
“So 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 [of November],” he outlined.
This comes after President Akufo-Addo unveiled a statue of himself in the Western Region earlier this month.
The sculpture which was intended to honour the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office, has sparked backlash on social media with many describing it as “self-glorification”.
Nonetheless, the son of the late former Vice President, Mr Mahama said the mounting of the monument was a testament to the legacy of his father.
“It is a welcoming news and the good people of Yendi are ecstatic. When I informed the President when he visited Yendi, he was elated. The Vice President was also happy.
“For the family of Aliu Mahama, my siblings, myself, my wife, my children are all happy. At least the legacy of service that our late father contributed to Ghana and the people of Dagbon is something that is worth emulating,” he noted.