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National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has advised party members in Tamale Central to exercise patience in selecting a successor to the late Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
Speaking during the Adua funeral rite for the late MP on August 12, Asiedu Nketia thanked the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for announcing its decision not to contest the upcoming by-election, following Dr. Mohammed’s death in the August 6 helicopter crash.
“We thank our brothers in the NPP for declaring that they will not contest us in Tamale Central. Now the challenge is ours whether we will fight among ourselves over who should replace Murtala. On behalf of the party, I want to say, let us not rush in choosing his successor,” he urged.
Dr. Mohammed’s passing has left a vacant seat in the constituency, triggering preparations for a by-election as required by the constitution. The NPP explained its withdrawal from the race as a gesture to avoid deepening political divisions during a period of national mourning.
Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed died alongside Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, three other senior officials, and three servicemen.
