The late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama, will be buried today, Monday, January 5, 2026, following his death on Sunday, January 4, at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after a brief illness.
In line with Islamic practice, funeral and burial arrangements have been carried out within a short timeframe, with family members, colleagues, and residents of Nima and Kanda gathering for the final rites.
Member of Parliament for Ayawaso North, Yussif Jajah, confirmed that administrative processes at the mortuary were expedited to allow the body to be released promptly.
“As we speak now, we have brought the body home,” he said on Sunday night.
Janazah prayers are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at the Ayawaso East Constituency Office along the Kanda Highway, after which the late MP will be buried at the Madina Cemetery.
“God willing, tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, prayers will be observed at the Kanda Highway where his constituency office is. His Eminence, the National Chief Imam, will lead the Janazah prayer,” Mr. Jajah stated.
Naser Toure Mahama represented Ayawaso East in Parliament and was closely associated with community-level engagement, particularly in Nima and surrounding areas.
