By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
Constitutional lawyer Inusah Fuseini, has paid glowing tribute to the late Alhaji Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, expressing confidence that the legislator would have achieved far more for his people if he were still alive.
Speaking on GBC’s Current Agenda, Mr. Fuseini described Muntala’s passing as both a personal and collective loss to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and to his constituents.
“I have no doubt that if Muntala was alive, he would’ve done a lot of things for his constituency. He had a lot of life, he had a lot of opportunities ahead of him. But God’s creation takes its course,” he said.
He further admitted that the tragedy left him personally vulnerable, but noted that he has found peace in the ongoing preparations to find a successor.
“My mind is vulnerable a lot, but since God has taken him, the steps in the preparations are good. I am at peace personally,” he added.
Mr. Fuseini emphasized that the responsibility now rests on delegates to choose a candidate who can carry on the late MP’s work and vision.
That responsibility has now been fulfilled, as Professor Seidu Mahama Alidu, former Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana and current Executive Secretary of the Water Resources Commission, emerged victorious in the NDC primary to replace the late lawmaker.
Prof. Alidu won decisively, polling 840 votes, far ahead of his closest contender, former Tamale MCE Abdul Hannan Gundado, who secured 536 votes out of approximately 1,511 valid ballots cast. One ballot was rejected.
The landslide underscores Prof. Alidu’s commanding support within the party base, positioning him as the new torchbearer to continue the development agenda initiated by the late Ibrahim Muntala Mohammed.
