The President cries C. K. Tedam

General News on Friday, April 26, 2019

Source: Ghananewsagency.org

2019-04-26

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed deep sadness after the death on Friday of the prominent Ghanaian and chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Council of Ministers, Clement Kubindiwu Tedam.

C.K. Tedam, 94, was the last surviving member of the Northern People's Party, the first NPP. He played a vital role in the development of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia political tradition.

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Clement Kubindiwu Tedam, a great Ghanaian patriot, faithful and legend of the New Patriotic Party, who came very early today, Friday, April 26, 2019," said President Akoufo. Addo wrote in a message of condolences.

"A member of the Paga Royal Family, C.K. Tedam was the last surviving member of the Northern People's Party, the first NPP.

"He became an important militant of the United Party, the Progress Party, the Popular Front Party and the New Patriotic Party, and played a vital role in the development of the Danquah-Dombo-Busia political tradition," he said. Akufo-Addo president said.

"Age did not diminish his attachment to the NPP cause and, despite his age, he was very active in party affairs until the end and had a major influence on his growth.

The President continued: "He has served on a number of party committees and, as Chairman of the Council of Wise Men, has played an invaluable and unforgettable role in preserving the stability and unity of the party, when he has been involved in a series of unnecessary conflicts that deliberately sought to undermine its coherence.CK Tedam has been a stone in this painful time of distress, and this generation and subsequent generations adhering to the Danquah-Dombo-Busia political tradition will honor and cherish always his memory. "

"Member of Parliament, Minister of Local Government, Member of the State Council, he served his country well and collaborated with others, against all odds, to help anchor the values ​​of respect for the law. , individual freedoms and human rights, and the principles of democratic accountability in the body politic of our nation, helping, after a long struggle, to make the mantra of "Development in Freedom" the principle dominance of Ghanaian politics, "he said.

"He belonged to the group of Ghanaians, who have never hesitated to believe that a dynamic market economy would best serve the needs of the growth and development of our country.

"CK Tedam leaves a great void not only in the family of the NPP and the Ghanaian nation, but also in my personal life because he was a constant and constant source of good and valuable advice and I will miss him tremendously," said President. .

"I send my most sincere condolences to the Pio Charles Awia Awamampaga paga, to his family and to the new patriotic party, as well as to all the inhabitants of Ghana, who have suffered greatly from the departure of their faithful servant.

"May his soul rest and remain in the bosom of the Almighty until the last day of the Resurrection, when we meet again," said the President.