Akufo-Addo congratulates new Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has paid a courtesy call on the new Ameer and Missionary in charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, to congratulate him on his elevation as the head of the Mission in Ghana.

Accompanied by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, his running mate for the 2016 election, and Mr K.T. Hammond, the Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, Nana Akufo-Addo’s visit to Maulvi  Bin Salih on Tuesday was a follow-up to a congratulatory message he sent on September 23 after the confirmation of Maulvi Bin Salih as Ameer.

The purpose of Nana Akufo-Addo’s call on Maulvi  Bin Salih, he said, was to express his personal condolences for the death of Maulvi Dr Wahab Adam. 

The NPP flag bear stated that he was also at the Mission House to congratulate Maulvi Bin Salih on his appointment as the new head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission. He added that “those who know better, know that you can fill the shoes of Maulvi Wahab Adam and that is why they have made you the Ameer.” 

It will be recalled that Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Malih V, Supreme Head of the World-wide Ahmadiyya community, confirmed Maulvi Bin Salih’s appointment after serving as the Acting Ameer, following the demise of Maulana (Dr) A. Wahab Adam in June 2014. Maulvi Salih, before his appointment to the position of Acting Ameer, was the second Deputy to the Mission.

Nana Akufo-Addo also asked for intercessory prayers from Maulvi Bin Salih and members of the Ahmadiyya community in Ghana “for the Almighty Allah  to give me strength, wisdom and a compassionate heart, and also to be a good leader of the flock”.