FAREWELL THEE!

The demise of the former vice president of the fourth republic of Ghana under the 1992 constitution, the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama has been a shock and terrible blow for the country.

His death occurred on Friday 16 November 2012 at exactly 9:45 am at the Korle -Bu Teaching hospital after a short illness.

Ghana in less than six month has lost another great second son of the land whose leadership qualities was unquestionable. He was a founding member of Ghana's topflight club, Real Tamale United (RTU) in Tamale.

A refined gentleman he was saw him advocate for peace, discipline and respect in discharge of his service to ordinary Ghanaian in the capacity of nation building. No wonder he has been the longest ever serving vice president in the country's political history from 2001 to 2009 under former president John Agyekum Kuffour on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Not long ago, the country also lost the first gentleman of the land in person of the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills in a very shocking state. No can wrestle the power of death when it knocks at ones door.

At this moment, the family of Aliu Mahama is yet to feel his absence when he is final laid to rest in Tamale. For this reason, Ghana should remember a word of prayer for the bereaved family.

This piece is to depict how petrified the nation is at the lost of these political figures.

Though they had gone their memories still live with us.

I believe that the sudden and untimely departure of these personable two characters is symbol of an everlasting peace before, during and after the 2012 December polls.

May their soul continue to rest quietly in the bosom of the Almighty God or Allah.