General News of Monday, 29 April 2019Source: citinewsroom.comGroup protests siting of Major Mahama statue on La landWork is currently ongoing for a 20-foot monument in honour of the late Major MahamaA group calling itself the Coalition of La Youth (COLA) has given President Nana Akufo-Addo a one-week ultimatum to order the Ghana Armed Forces to stop putting up a statue of Late Major Maxwell Mahama on the land of La. Work is currently ongoing for a 20-foot monument in honour of the late Major Mahama at the Airport Hills Roundabout. We expect to see something.”Major Maxwell Mahama was lynched on Monday, May 29, 2017, by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. Besides the statue, a trust fund set up by the government to cater to Major Mahama’s wife and children. The monument is in line with a request from the family of the late military officer.

Source: GhanaWeb April 29, 2019 19:18 UTC