New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer for Election 2012, on
Sunday joined the people of Bawku to celebrate the one week
funeral rites for Alhaji Abdul Malik Imoro Salifu.
Alhaji Salifu was the Bawku Central Constituency Chairman of
the NPP and died on January 15. He was 51.
Paying tribute to the deceased, Nana Akufo-Addo said the late
Alhaji Salifu was a dedicated person and a unifier who contributed
to achieving peace and development for the area.
He mentioned that peace was the only tool that could help the
people of Bawku develop and that they should see the need to
forgive because it would help them forget the past and move
forward.
Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the youth of the area to emulate
the life of the late Alhaji Salifu because his life was worth living and
cautioned them not to give hearing to irresponsible elders who
would mislead them to destroy their future.
Mr. Adamu Dramani, the Member of Parliament for Bawku
Central, read a tribute on behalf of the constituency and said the
area had lost a great instrument for development and expressed the
hope that the area would soon get somebody with similar qualities.
He commended the people of Bawku for their contribution
towards the attainment of peace in the area and said it was time the
people saw themselves as one so that they could together bring
development to the area.
Mr. Mark Woyongo, the Upper East Regional Minister, said
the death of Alhaji Salifu had created a vacuum in the development
of the area because his services to the area were enormous.
He commended the youth for their cooperation with the
Regional Security Council in the implementation of policies that
were geared towards bringing lasting peace to the area.
