Yipalawura Mahama Yahaya, a chief in the Bole Traditional Area, claims the father of the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mahamadu Bawumia betrayed President Mahama’s father.
According to the veteran Convention People’s Party (CPP) member, Mumuni Bawumia’s betrayal led the sack of E.A. Mahama as Northern Regional Commissioner by Ghana’s first President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
Speaking on Bole-based Nkilgi Fm in commemoration of the founder’s day celebration which fell on September 21, 2016, the 90-year old Yipalawura Yahaya disclosed that Mahamadu Bawumia’s father Mumuni Bawumia, was a United Party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) who crossed carpet to Kwame Nkrumah’s CPP and became overly jealous of E.A. Mahama because of his dynamism and the massive development he sent to his people in Gonjaland which he Mumuni Bawumia could not do for his people at the Mamprugu area of Northern Region.
According to Yipalawura Yahaya, E.A Mahama who was the first member of Parliament (then called Legislative Assembly) for Western Gonja and who was a confidant of Dr Kwame Nkrumah and was able to provide electricity to the people of Bole (shortly after Tamale got electricity) through his Russian friends who were in Ghana to build bungalows now called “Russian bungalows” and that incurred the wrath of Bawumia’s father who reported him to Dr Kwame Nkrumah.
“Bole town got electricity in those days through a huge generator provided by the Russians before many other towns in Northern Ghana including Wa which is now the Regional capital of Upper West”, he disclosed.
The CPP veteran who is the surviving son of the famous paramount Chief of Gonja, Yagbonwura Mahama said he was present and saw everything and explained that President Mahama’s father was replaced with Mumuni Bawumia as Northern Regional Commissioner.
“E.A. Mahama went back to Bole after his sack and continued his good works as MP and through the prayer of his people was later recalled into Kwame Nkrumah’s government as Secretary to Parliament and later Minister of State”, he added.
Yipalawura Yahaya who is a historian said the success of modern politicians from Bole including President Mahama, Dr Abu Sakara Foster and others is because of the legacy Dr Kwame Nkrumah left for the people of Bole because he groomed the likes of E.A. Mahama who is father of President Mahama; S.S. Sakara, who is the father of Dr Abu Sakara Foster and B.A. Saaka who is the father of Professor Yakubu Saaka. He paid glowing tribute to Dr Nkrumah from Bole and lhaji Abu- Jajah Snr.
The chief said struggles Dr Kwame Nkrumah went through as a student and as a Pan Africanist should be a motivator to everyone who aspires to greater heights.
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THIS 90 YEAR OLD SENILE CHIEF WILL NOW BE THE STAR OF THE DROWNING NDC. WHO DOESNT KNOW THAT E.A MAHAMA WAS A ***barred word*** WHO WAS SACKED BY DR KWAME NKRUMAH. ? WAS IT NOT NANA AKUFO ADDO'S FATHER WHO AS A YOUNG LAWYER DEFENDED E.A MAHAMA AT THE COURTS.? THIS OLD AND MENTALLY RETARDED CHIEF WILL SOON BE ACCLAIMED AS "GREAT CHIEF" BY THE NDC SOON. WHEN MONIES ARE BEING DOLE OUT BY HEART TO CHIEFS, AN OLD CHIEF WILL SURELY BE MADE TO SAY THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED. MAN FOR CHOP. !!!
Chief, and so what? can we tell Ezanator that his father killed people? Or tell people that Mahama gained from the death of Prez Mills? Talk about Dr. Bawumia not his Dad. Otherwise I will say that your predecessors sold their kinsmen as slaves so you are also the same. Will that be fair?
why won't Nkrumah sack sack Mahama's father . Any government will not tolerate this kind of attitude Mahama is exhibiting if the same attitude was been portrayed by his father who was under a visionary and ambitious person like Nkrumah. As Nkrumah sacked HIS fATHER SO will Ghanaians sack Mahama on the 7th Dec. let join hands to sack this conundrum which has become a cancer in our body politics. CHANGE IS SURELY HERE
SKIN PAIN. TRUTH MUST BE TOLD. ASHEE WU PAPA ABA. JM TOASO WAI
Hassan you should read and anderstand what the chief said is not about what you are sayning why cant we read and take lessons from history poor you calling history ananse story. PRESIDENT MAHAMA is just like the father as BAWUMIA is just like the father that is why all the good thing president Mahama has deliver to the nation Bawumia cant see. History is trying to repeat itself PRESIDENT MAHAMA TOA SO!!!!!!!
Thank you great chief. Now it is clear. The hatred,mischief and the lies is blood related. Now I understands why Bawumia can lie Big with that gimmick face.
Thank you great chief. Now it is clear. The hatred,mischief Ian's the lies is blood related. Now I understands why Bawumia can lie Big with that gimmick face.
Dr.Kwame Nkrumah was honest and hardworking. He expected same of all his appointees. It is instructive that he sacked John Mahama's father. This is dirty politicking by the Ndc. This is dangerous because it brings divisiveness. Doc are now desperate because Dr.Bawumia has destroyed them. We are suffering in Ghana today and this Ananse story is a waste. Mahama must go.