Tamale stadium to be named after Aliu Mahama – Nana Addo

The Tamale Sports Stadium will be renamed the “Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium”, Ghana’s president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.

According to him, the renaming is in honour of the late Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, and in fulfilment of a pledge made in the run-up to the December 2016 elections.

The president disclosed this on Monday, October 30, 2017, when the Aliu Mahama Foundation paid a courtesy call on him at the Presidency to inform him of the series of activities being held to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the passing of the late Vice President.
The president described the late Aliu Mahama as a “colleague and a very valuable member of the team that worked with former President J.A. Kufuor”.

He said: “his premature departure continues always to be a very emotional matter for us.”
Chairperson of the 5th Anniversary Planning Committee, Mr. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, who led the delegation, told the President that on 16th November 2017, the exact day five years ago when the late Vice President passed, the Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, will give special prayers at the house of the late Vice President.

This will be followed by a fundraiser at the Accra International Conference Centre, and the launch of an art exhibition, to aid in the building of a Presidential library in memory of the late Vice President. The exhibition will run from 16th November through to 6th December 2017.

On Saturday, 25th November, a clean-up exercise will be held in Tamale, followed by a talk on the need for greater discipline. On 6th December 2017, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will deliver a lecture on the topic “Transforming Ghana beyond Aid: How to get there”.
The Minister for Youth and Sports, who was also present at the event, in his remarks, stated that the late Vice President “contributed immensely to sports development and sports promotion in the country. He was an icon for sports and youth development in Ghana. His campaign for greater discipline inspired most of us.”