The family of the late political commentator and Managing Editor of the Al-Hajj newspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu, has cautioned politicians and other individuals who intend to make political profit from the death of their brother to desist from such attempt.
An activist of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dela Coffie, on Saturday condemned former President John Mahama and the NDC on social media for going ahead with an already-scheduled Unity Walk of the party in the Brong Ahafo Region instead of calling it off to mourn with the family of the late Editor of the Al-hajj newspaper, who was also a staunch supporter of the NDC. Click to read more
The family, in a statement said they are extremely scandalised by the inexorable attempts by some political entrepreneurs to score despicable political points with the sudden death of Alhaji Bature Iddrisu by launching unwarranted attacks on former President John Dramani Mahama for not showing up at the burial service of their late brother.
“We believe the Mahama family came to the rescue of our late brother at the time he needed them most and the best way to reciprocate is to appreciate their kind gesture”
Below is the full statement
The Iddrisu family is extremely scandalized by the inexorable attempts by some political entrepreneurs to score despicable political points with the sudden death of Alhaji Bature Iddrisu by launching unwarranted scathing attacks on former President John Dramani Mahama.
While we acknowledge the inherent rights of any person or group of persons to criticize the former President, we strongly object to crafty attempts to use the death of our late brother as fertile political grounds to sow seeds of political profiteering.
The contributions of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama; his brother, Mr Ibrahim Mahama and the Mahama family in general, from the day the late Alhaji Bature Iddrisu was admitted at the hospital, to the time of his death and its aftermath, are too great a virtue for the Iddrisu family to gross over. We believe the Mahama family came to the rescue of our late brother at the time he needed them most and the best way to reciprocate is to appreciate their kind gesture.
We don't have the authority of the Mahama family to make public their contributions to Alhaji Bature prior to his death, but if there was any creature on earth who took special interest in the upkeep of him while on admission at the hospital, it was the Mahama family.
For the records, the former President was in touch with us while in Techiman, and indeed joined the Muslim community in Techiman zongo to observe jannaiza prayers prior to the burial of Alhaji Bature. A minute of silence was observed during the Unity Walk in Techiman in memory of the fallen Hero. The former President sent entourage led by Alhaji Collins Dauda and other NDC stalwarts to represent him at the burial ceremony due to his absence as a result of circumstances beyond his control.
It is awfully shocking that persons who never checked up on Alhaji Bature while on his sick bed and never showed up for his burial rites or called to check up on arrangements, are the ones demonizing those who singlehandedly stood by him in times of difficulty.
We are by this statement warning any person or group of persons who wants to latch on Alhaji Bature's death to settle political scores to desist from it immediately.
We have lost a national hero, and the best we can do to preserve his legacy and memory is to pray for his soul to rest in peace.
Amos Blessing Amorse
News Editor The aL-hAJJ/Spokesperson for the Iddrisu family
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abooowa bature come back and talk ***barred word*** against Nana Addo again wobedi kan wo asamando siakwa wawu a wawu bature saman
Massa, give us a break. What did he Bature not say when Nana Addo could'nt attend Kennedy Agyapong mother's funeral. On Bature's second world, he should speak the truth at all times. Truth heals and lies kills so he got the latter. 2018 ANY OFFICER ON ASSIGNMENT TO STEAL WILL DIE FROM MOTHER GHANA WILL DIE. ANY JOURNALIST PREACHING FALSEHOOD WILL DIE. ANY POLITICIANS PREACHING FALSEHOOD WILL DIE. WE ARE TIRED OF CORRUPTION AND FALSEHOOD. THE EMPTY NOISE IN THE COUNTRY IS TOO HIGH. ABOSOMF0), WE ARE NOW IN CHARGE. WE KILL CURSE ALL THOSE PROPAGANDIST WITH MANY FOLLOWERS IF THEY DON'T STOP SPREADING FALSEHOOD AND THEIR STEALING. GHANA NEEDS OVERHAULING. THE COURTS HAVE FAILED US AND ALL OTHER INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR CASES OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION HAVE ALSO FAILED US. NOW, WE ARE GOING BACK TO OUR UNFAILLING TRADITIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ANTOA NYAMAA, NUGOPO AND THE REST) I BELIEVE BATURE WOULD HAVE LEARN SOMETHING BEFORE DYING. "LIES KILLS"
Why waste time on an ***barred word*** like Dela Cofi who has nothing to show in life? Dela why not join the OLD PIG for appointment?
Mahama is a greedy man. So all he knows is politics is very serious. This man has been a parliamentarian, came to be a vice president for 4 years, came to be the president of Ghana for 4 years. Stole all the money with his brother and wife. Is not enough for this greedy man. He still want to become a President again. Because of this someone who has defended you with his life die. And you cold not go and say good bye to him last respect, but you went for political walk. For what mahama has done everybody in Ghana now know that he is very greedy all he knows is power nothing more nothing less..
Even if akuffo addo died today president Mahama should still be doing his unity walk if the schedule demanded. People are too petty. Alhaji was a Moslem and their funeral arrangement is quite strict warranting others to fail to participate right away. Moslems do not even care much about who showed up at burial service of the departed. They are interested in who show up when the real funeral is performed. Most importantly what is important is commiserating with the family by any means and not your mere presence. Interestingly, the so called advocate for alhaji did not even say sorry to the family let alone show up the burial. One would have thought that with all his concern he would have been the first to show up at the burial.
He could have sent Collins Dauda to represent him at the Unity Walk. It is a matter of importance and priority. Why must he be at all the Unity Walks? Is he the only person with interest in the unity of the party? Or he is doing so just because of his selfish desire to resurrect his dead presidential bid?
A word to the wise is enough. ***barred word*** your us e le-ss mouth about Ex President Mahama before a smelling fly enter into it. Be wise and sensible hence forth, dela kominini