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NPP Member of Parliament for Okere in the Eastern region who doubles as the Minority Chief Whip, Dan Kwaku Botwe has paid a three day visit to Bolgatanga in the Upper East region to mourn with the family of the late NPP’s regional chairman, Adams Mahama.

The former General Secretary of the elephant party extended his condolences to the widow, Mrs. Adams, the children and regional party executives.

Dan Botwe said that the shocking news of Chairman Adams’ death got to him while attending ECOWAS parliament deliberations in Abuja, Nigeria.

Adams Mahama met his untimely death when two assailants stopped his private car close to his home and pour a liquid substance believed to be acid on him leading to his death at the Bolgatanga hospital.

The NPP MP however profusely bemoaned the accentuating political violence and its devastating mortality rate in Ghana’s politics after calling on NPP members to be calm.

He appealed to the party members to exercise restraint and to allow for the legal processes to take its cause in bringing the perpetrators to book.

He also entreated that the party structures are allowed to run without let or hindrances while a lasting solution is found to the problems confronting the party.

Apparently, Dan Botwe averred to the fact that the late regional chairman was a trusted personal friend, colleague and close confidant with whom he had several working relationship as compatriots since 2000.

Alhaji Adams he reckons was a true party man, a rare patriot with tremendous support for not only the regional party but the generality of the New Patriotic Party.

He again noted that the late chairman was a resourceful individual who has enormous respect for everyone and who has put himself at the disposal of the party in helping win power in 2016.

The Minority Chief Whip also met with some party regional elders including Col Milla, the regional secretary, Alhaji Nuhu, Dr. Rockson Bukari, former Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) all of whom he entreated to use the death of the beloved regional chairman to foster unity, brotherliness and a common sense of purpose towards attaining our collective goal of winning the 2016 general elections.

“The most befitting tribute to be given to our brother -Chairman is to win the 2016 general elections. It would be the greatest honour done him” he said

Dan Botwe was giving a massive reception by the family, officers and members of the regional party throughout all the seven sections of the meetings held. Accompanying him were the immediate past Regional Secretary of the Northern region, Dr. Clifford Braimah and the Personal Assistant and immediate past National Youth Organizer-Emmanuel Attafuah- Danso