The National Executive Committee(NEC) member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sherif Abdul-Nasiru has described the visitation of the former President John Dramani Mahama to some Zango communities during the holy month of Ramadan as timely.
He indicated that the former President has been doing this over the years where he normally have iftar (breaking of fast) with them and make some donations to the less privileged among them.
The NDC NEC member made statement in an interview with Nationaltymes.com in Accra during the tour of the Zangos by former President.
Last Friday, April 21, 2022, the Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) tour of Mr John Dramani Mahama took a little different form to do community engagement with the quest to put smiles on the faces of the aged and physically challenged persons within the major Zango communities in Accra.
Former President John Dramani Mahama Started his toure from an area known as Alhamdu near Maamobi, ghrough to the Kador Mosque where he had iftar and a brief stopover at the Ayawaso East Constituency Office of the NDC. He then proceeded to Sabon Zango in the Ablekuma Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region where he ended for the day.
It was all joy when JDM arrived at the fully packed Hamburg Mosque at Alhamdu near Maamobi where the Imam, Alhaji Hussein ask for Allah’s blesdings, protection and guidance for him as reciprocal as former President handed over some packages to dome senior citizens of the Maamobi community who gathered at the mosque. Prominent among the recipients of the package is an NDC stalwart and a long serving party faithful, Sheikh Amin Baaba Mohammed popularly known as Commander.
At Nima Kador Mosque, Former President Mahama made presentation of items and continued at the Ayawaso East NDC Offfice where others also had their share of his gesture which brought broad smiles on the faces of the aged and Al-ulama (clerics) who received the President’s rich packages to enable them breake the fast with.
The atmosphere ignited when Mr. John Mahama arrived at a suburb in Sabon Zango, known as “Nguwan Makafai” (area of the blind people) this area has a number of people who are visually impaired and others are physically challenged neighborhood.
In this area, former President Mahama was met with a rousing welcome before his interaction with the Association of Muslim Physically challenged persons, where he also presented similar packages to the physically challenged persons.
In a short speach during his tour, Mr. Dramani Mahama reiterated that, the harsh economic conditions in the country today has made it neccessary for the haves to support the have nots in other to promote the spirit of unity and National cohesion and assured the teeming crowd of the NDC’s commitment, never to turn their backs on the poor and downtrodden in the society.
The former President also reminded the crowd/people to pray for Ghana. He said ” remember Ghana in their prayers as we approach few days of the Holy month of Ramadan where muslims expect to encounter the powerful Night of forgiveness and blessings known as Lailatul-kadir”.
The leader and chief of the physically challenged persons prayed for Allah to grant the wishes of former President John Dramani Mahama as he thanked him (JM) for remembering them in what they termed as the most difficult fasting since the 1983 Famine in Ghana.
Prominent among the former President entourage where Alhaji Muniru Limuna, Alhaji Nasir Shariff (NEC Member, NDC) Hon. Yusif Jaja, MP, Ayawaso North, Hon, Naza Toure and Hon. Dan Lateef, MP, AblekumaCentral.
Executives of National Zongo Caucus of the NDC like Alhaji Cole Younger (the National Coordinator) Alhaji Yahya Kondow, Alhaji Ashkar, Alhaji Mustapha Ibrahim, Alhaji Mohammed Naziru and the Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of the NDC Zongo Caucus, Ismail Horoya were all present to make the tour a successful one.
Source: Nationaltymes.com
