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  • NDC Observes Muslim Prayers for Party and Country 

    NDC Observes Muslim Prayers for Party and Country 

    As part of activities to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, the National Democratic Congress and the Board of the Atta Mills Memorial Heritage today friday organized Muslim prayers in some mosques for our *Country Ghana*; that Allah will continue to grant us peace and stability.

    The occasion was also to say a prayer for the NDC Party as it marked its 30th anniversary in June last month.

    Alhaji Hudu Yahaya led a delegation to the National Mosque whiles the delegation to the Shia mosque was led by Imam Umar Sanda Ahmed, a former Ambassador to Egypt. Hon Mohammed Bawah Braimah- MP for Ejura also led the delegation to the Sunna Mosque at Nima. All the speakers admonished the youth to emulate the lifestyle of Prez Atta Mills as he stood for peace, unity and tolerance.

    Joining the teams at various mosques for the Jumma prayers were Hon Limuna Mohammed Muniru, Hon Rashid Pelpuo, Hon Alex Segbefia, board chairman of the Atta Mills Memorial Heritage, Alhaji Cole Younger of Zongo Caucus, Hon Latif Dan, Hon Nasser Toure, Hon Adamu Ramadan, Hon Yusif Jajah, Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar, Alhaji Yahaya Kundo, Naziru Mohammed, Thomas Ashong, Alhaji Ashka, Horoya Ali and some constituency executives of Nima, Maamobi, Ablekuma central and Madina.

    The various Imams prayed and asked Allah to continue to grant us peace, bless our home land Ghana and grant the NDC Party victory in 2024. Ameen.

  • Government Must Intervene in the Plight of Muslim Pilgrims  – Zango Caucus

    Government Must Intervene in the Plight of Muslim Pilgrims  – Zango Caucus

    For Immediate Release

    Government Must Intervene in the Plight of Muslim Pilgrims  – Zango Caucus

    It has come to the notice of the National Zango Caucus of the Great National Democratic Congress, that, the Nana Addo/ Bawumia led NPP administration is without ignominy demanding a whopping Gh¢39,000.00 for the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage, and an additional Gh¢7,000.00 from the 2019 pilgrims,  who through no fault of theirs, could not participate in the said 2019 pilgrimage.

    It will be recalled that the erstwhile H.E John Dramani Mahama led NDC administration pegged the cost of Hajj at Gh¢11,900.00 per pilgrim before leaving office to enable more Muslims fulfil the Muslim religious rite.

    However, the NPP administration after taking over power in 2017 adjusted the fee from Gh¢11,900.00 in 2016 to an astronomical Gh¢19,500 by 2020 and are now demanding Gh 39,000.00 without recourse to the prevailing economic conditions.

    In a rather suprising turn of events, Pilgrims who through no fault of theirs were not airlifted to Mecca by the state after paying their monies in full in 2020 are made to pay an additional Gh¢7,000.00 in complete breach of the communique signed by the Ghana Hajj Board chairman and dated June 20th 2021. The content of the agreement sort to immune prospective pilgrims-who intend to keep their monies with the Hajj Board, should there be a future adjustment in future.

    The National Zango Caucus of the NDC is by this statement calling on the Vice President, H.E Alhaji Bawumia to with immediate effect, intervene and ensure Government subsidizes the unreasonably high cost of the annual Pilgrimage to Mecca, to enable the ordinary Muslim have an opportunity to fulfill his or her religious obligations.

    To the NDC Zango Caucus, the call for Government’s subsidies is not far fetched, as the Nana Addo/ Bawumia led NPP administration is unrepentant in dolling out scares resources of the state in funding religious activities including the National Cathedral.

    We in the NDC have no doubt to conclude that,  Ghanaian Pilgrims are paying more for a religious rite under the current NPP Govt due to the inefficiencies and mismanagement of the economy, waste of state resources through corrupt practices and the high exhange rates.

    As such, it came to us as no surprise when the  Presidency was recently forced to reprimand the chairman of the Hajj Board in a leaked letter dated 17th May, 2022 for what can best be described as perjury.

    Why will the Government wait until 6th June to announce the Hajj fees, when other countries have began airlifting their pilgrims to the Holy land?

    The Zango Caucus of the National Democratic Congress is further appealing to the Hajj Board to clear the doubt on the status of the many pilgrims above 60 years who have paid their monies in full since 2019,  but cannot  partake in this year’s Hajj, due to the measures put in place by the Saudi Government to protect the aged and venerable from the deadly effect of Covid-19 pandemic.

    Finally, we call on the Hajj board to do the needful by abiding with the agreement not to increase any fares for those who paid since 2020 and also subsidize the new fares as it was always done under the regime of former President Mahama.

    Thank you.

    Alhaj Mohammed Naziru

    National Communications officer, NDC Zango caucus.

    7/06/2022

  • JM Supports the Aged/Needy in Awutu Senya East

    JM Supports the Aged/Needy in Awutu Senya East

    The National Zango Caucus on Wednesday, 27th April, 2022 continued H. E. John Dramani Mahama’s Ramadan tour of the zangos.

    In a short ceremony attended by mostly the aged and physically challenged at the constituency party office, the National Executives of the Zongo Caucus namely, Alhaji Mohammed Cole Younger, Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar and Alhaji Mohammed Naziru, presented some items to the participants on behalf of H. E John Dramani Mahama, to enable them finish the Ramadan with ease.

    The beneficiaries of JDM’s kind gesture at ASEC are, a popular visually impaired NDC communicator by name Sulley ‘nokware asa’ and Madam Zainab among other aged men and women in the said constituency.

    The Constituency Executives for ASEC led by the vice chairman (Hajia Zainab), the Constituency Zongo Caucus Coordinator and the  youth wing were all present at the brief ceremony.

    Alhaji Cole Younger who spoke at the ceremony entreated the beneficiaries to countinue to pray for mother Ghana, the NDC and H.E John Dramani Mahama.

    In her vote of thanks, the vice chairman for the Awutu Senya East Constituency Hajia Zainab thanked H.E John Dramani Mahama for remembering their orphan constituency in this difficult time and promised to keep the former President and the NDC in their prayers.

  • JM delegation grace tafsir of Ahlu Sunna, Shia leaders

    JM delegation grace tafsir of Ahlu Sunna, Shia leaders

    The former deputy CEO of MASLOC Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar and the National Zango Caucus Communication Officer Alhaji Naziru Mohammed today represented H.E JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA and the Party at the final Tasfir (Taashei) of the Ahle Sunnah Leader Sheikh Ummar Ibrahim at Abeka (Abubakar Sadiq Masjid).

    Among other key points, Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar used the opportunity to sensitize and spurred on Zango and Muslims youth to focus on education and entrepreneurship for better future. He pledged the NDC will support and contribute their widows mite towards the New Building proposal of the Masjid. 

    Sheikh Ummar Ibrahim on behalf of the Imam’s prayed for H.E John Dramani Mahama and the NDC in general.

    ✍Ibrahim Osumanu Samandulgu,
    Okaikwei Central Communication Officer.

  • JM fetes needy and the physically challenged in Zangos

    JM fetes needy and the physically challenged in Zangos

    John Mahama fetes orphans and needy in Zongos

    On Friday, 21st April, 2022, the Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) tour of H. E John Dramani Mahama took a little different turn to do community engagement with the aim of putting smiles on the face of the aged and and physically challenged persons within some major Zongo communities in Accra.

    Starting from Mamobi (also known as Alhamdu), the iftar caravan made a whistle stop over at the Ancient Kador Mosque and the Ayawasu East Constituency Office of the NDC, both in Nima, H. E John Dramani Mahama then proceeded to Sabon Zongo in the Ablekuma Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region where he ended for the day.

    It was all joy when H.E JDM arrived at the fully packed Hamburg Mosque in Mamobi where the Imam (Alhaji Hussein) ask for Allah’s protection and guidance on John Dramani Mahama, in return. The Former President handed over some packages to the Senior Citizens of the Mamobi community gathered at the mosque, prominent among the recipients of the Former President’s package is an NDC stalwart and a long serving party faithful popularly known as Commander.

    At Nima, the Former President, made a brief stop over at the Kardor Mosque and then to the Ayawaso East Constituency Offfice of the NDC where he replicated the same gestures by putting smiles on the faces of the aged and ulama (clerics) with his rich packages to enable them breake the fast.

    The atmosphere was lit when H.E John Dramani Mahama arrived at a suburb of Sabon Zongo, known as Unguwan Makafai (the physically challenged neighborhood). Here, H.E John Dramani Mahama was met with a rousing welcome before his interaction with the Association of Muslim physically challenged persons, where he also replicated his kind gesture and personally handed over packages to the physically challenged persons.

    In a short speach, H.E John Dramani Mahama reiterated that, the harsh economic conditions in the country today has made it neccessary for the haves to support the have nots in other to promote the spirit of unity and National cohesion and assured the teaming crowd of the NDC’s commitment, never to turn their backs on the poor and downtrodden in the society. The former president also reminded the people to remember Ghana in their prayers as we approach the last ten days of the Holy month of Ramadan where muslims expect to encounter the powerful Night of forgiveness and blessings known as lailatu-kadir.

    The leader and chief of the physically challenged persons prayed to Allah to grant the wishes of H.E John Dramani Mahama and thanked him for remembering them in what they termed the most difficult fasting since the 1983 Famine in Ghana.

    Prominent among the former president entourage are Alhaji Muniru Limuna, Alhaji Nasir Shariff (National Executive Committee Member of the NDC) Hon. Yusif Jaja, Hon, Naza Toure and Hon. Dan Lateef.
    Executives of National Zongo Caucus of the NDC like Alhaji Cole Younger (the National Coordinator) Alhaji Yahya Kondow, Alhaji Ashkar, Alhaji Mustapha Ibrahim, Alhaji Mohammed Naziru and the Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of the NDC Zongo Caucus, Ismail Horoya were all present to make the tour a successful one.

  • JM Break Fast ‘Iftar’ With Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaat Leadership

    JM Break Fast ‘Iftar’ With Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaat Leadership

    JM break fast with Ahlu Sunna Muslim community

    The Okai Koi Central executives of the NDC and  the National Executives of the  Zango Caucus, among other prominent members of the party including MP’s this evening accompanied the Former President H.E John Dramani Mahama to Pay Courtesy Call and Break Fast ‘Iftar’ with the National Sunna Leader  Sheikh Ummar Ibrahim at his Abeka residence.

    The former President among his key notes used the opportunity to wish the Sunna Leader and Muslims Ramadan Kareem, he also requested for special prayer for our motherland Ghana most especially the current state of our economy which is making life difficult for the ordinary Ghanaian.

    The delegation includes; Alhaji Said Sinari, Alhaji Mohammed Cole Younger, Alhaji Shariff, Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar, Alhaji Naziru, Akhaji Lamuna, Hon William Vinyo, Alhaji Horoya Ali, Hon Yussif Jajah, Hon Naser M Toure, Hon Latif Dan, Hon Rashid Issah, Baba Sadiq Abdullah, Hon Ibrahim Musah etc.

  • JM, NDC Zongo Caucus fraternise with Muslim community with Ramadan iftar

    Credit: Alhaji Naziru Mohammed, National Communication Officer of NDC Zongo Caucus

    In a show of solidarity and commitment to the welfare of the Muslim community in this Holy Month of Ramadan, H.E John Dramani Mahama has embarked on iftar (breaking fast) series to fraternize and and pray with the leadership of the Muslim community in Ghana as the last ten days of Ramadan beckons.

    The first of such series was held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Residence of the National Chief Imam, Shaikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, New Fadama, Accra.

    Prominent among the delegation of H.E the President are the National Vice Chairman of the NDC and a former Ambassador Alhaji Sinari, Alhaji Muniru Limuna, Imam Omar Sanda, Alhaji Mohammed Mamah Cole Younger (National Zongo Caucus Coordinator of the NDC)

    Others include Alhaji Mustapha Abubakar, Alhaji Yahya Kondow Alhaji Mohammed Naziru, Alhaji Ashkar (all National Executive Members of the NDC Zongo Caucus) Baba Sadiq Abdulai and Alhaji Sumaila Horoya (the Greeter Accra Regional Coordinator of the NDC Zongo Caucus).

    H.E John Mahama used the occasion to ask for special prayers for the country, presented some gift items to the staff of the Chief Imam’s residence and wished the Chief Imam a happy 103 birthday in advance.

  • NDC Supports Muslim Communities With Items During Ramadan

    NDC Supports Muslim Communities With Items During Ramadan

    The Okaikoi Central Constituency Executive Committee today joined the National Zango Caucus Team under the leadership of the Coordinator Alhaji Mohammed Cole Younger, on behalf of H.E. John Dramani Mahama to present provisions in support of Muslim Communities during this Holy Month of RAMADAN.

    The donation was presented through the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu and the National Ahlu Sunna Leader, Sheikh Ummar Ibrahim.

    The presentation was done separately to the sheikh’s at their residence (New Fadama & Abeka) respectively.

    The delegation includes; Alhaji Yahya Kundow, Alhaji Naziru Mohammed, Alhaji Mohammed Ashka, Chairman Ibrahim Musah etc.

    Credit: Ibrahim Osumanu Samandulgu, OKAIKOI CENTRAL COMMUNICATION OFFICER

  • Muslims suffering in Ramadan under Bawumia’s economic hardship – Alhaji Naziru

    Muslims suffering in Ramadan under Bawumia’s economic hardship – Alhaji Naziru

    The National Zango Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has blamed the financial hardship resulting in the inability of some Muslims to observe the holy Ramadan month on Vice president Dr Mahamadu Bawumia.

    The caucus said it is disappointed in Bawumia– a practicing Muslim and the head of the country’s economic management team– has mismanaged the economy thereby imposing hardship on the average Muslim.

    Alhaji Mohammed Naziru, the National Communications Officer NDC Zango Caucus blamed the high inflation and rise in commodity prices on the free fall of the cedi which ought to have been managed well by Bawumia.

    “Much as they may be external causes to Ghana’s economic crisis, one can not runaway from the profligate and ostentatious lifestyle of the President and his appointees supervised by the first Muslim head of Ghana’s economic management team,” Naziru noted in a statement in which he chronicled the woes of the Muslim during Ramadan.

    “Interestingly, the prices of Oil, Sugar and Rice, (a basic necessity to feed the nation) has so much skyrocketed that an average Muslim dare not attempt to buy,” he added.

    This development, he stated, “is largly due to the weakness of the Ghana cedis against the major international trading currency(USD) under the watch of a Muslim head of economic management team.”

    Below is the statement from the NDC Zango Caucus

    The Woes of a Practicing Muslim under a Muslim Vice President- 2022 Ramadan.

    All too soon, the 2022 Ramadan season is hear with us and every Muslim practicing or not, knows the financial requirements to making a fasting sustainable.

    One of the major campaign messages of the NPP in the zangos has remained the fact that the NPP are the only political party to have a Muslim brother as a sitting vice President and automatic head of the economic management team, this campaign message was executed in Gurg style to let it stuck in the minds of our Zango people.

    The fact that Ghana’s economy is in tatters today is not a classified information since the Government itself has admitted the economy of Ghana is on life support.

    Much as they may be external causes to Ghana’s economic crisis, one can not runaway from the profligate and ostentatious lifestyle of the President and his appointees supervised by the first Muslim head of Ghana’s economic management team.

    This write up seeks only to elucidate the woes of a practicing Muslim under a Muslim head of economic management team and let the cheers fall where they may.

    First of all, the practicing Muslim in Ghana will for the first time since 1992 start the Ramadan fast with a delayed salary, courtesy the negligence of the economic managers making his/her home dry, thus, taking away the euphoria that greets the month of Ramadan and the excitement it brings.

    Under a Muslim head of economic management team, Muslims in Ghana are experiencing a cheater speed inflation to the extent that they have to pay more than 100% more for the same commodities they bought in 2016.

    Interestingly, the prices of Oil, Sugar and Rice, (a basic necessity to feed the nation) has so much skyrocketed that an average Muslim dare not attempt to buy. This is largly due to the weakness of the Ghana cedis against the major international trading currency(USD) under the watch of a Muslim head of economic management team, living the mostly poor Muslims vulnerable.

    Interestingly, Bawumia who is the head of economic management team is known for sharing tons of goodies to secure his bid to lead the NPP. Once again he will move into the Muslim communities with rice and other goodies without ignominy albeit in the form of support to our Muslim folks. But the question is, can the cedi be strong against the dollar if he continues to buy foreign rice? A question to the Muslim Vice President.

    We all witness the cries of our local rice farmers for lack of ready market for their harvest leading to post harvest loses and low returns on investments thus forcing the poor rice farmer out of business.

    In the face of all these glaring danger and in compliance with NPP’s own promise to boost local production, I challenge the vice president of the Republic of Ghana and the head of economic management team to ensure that all the goodies he intends to share as usual in the Muslim community should be “Made in Ghana”, so as to protect our local industry.

    Again, in a rather astonishing circumstances, the Muslim head of economic management team has decided in what can best be described as “target hitting” to introduce the killer E-levy at a time when the entire Muslim community- who’s economic activities are fueled largely with remittances from families abroad- and are looking forward to more remittances to undergo the Ramadan fast, celebrate Eid- fitr and probably pay for Hajj.

    In conclusion, it will certainly not be far fetched to say Muslims in Ghana may suffer more under the prevailing economic circumstances with a Muslim vice President and head of economic management team than they have suffered under a non Muslim head of the country’s economic management.

    I sympathise with all our Muslim brethren who are finding it difficult to fast as a result of no food and to others the high cost of commodities which has been bestowed on us by the Bawumia/Nana Addo Govt.

    We must therefore use this period of Ramadan to pray for Allah’s intervention in the affairs of Ghana.

    I wish all our Muslim brethren a happy Ramadan and I implore all those who have some extra food items to share with the poor.

    May Allah help us to overcome these hardships.

    Thank you

    Alhaji Mohammed Naziru

    Nat. Communications officer NDC Zango caucus

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