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Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamud Bawumia has described late Chairman of the Council of Elders for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. C.K Tedam as a source of inspiration to him and the party. He says he served Ghana and the New Patriotic Party with dedication, dignity, and zeal.

In a statement, he noted that he has received with sadness the death of their father and venerable statesman Mr. Clement Kubindiwor Tedam affectionately called C.K Tedam.

"He epitomised honesty, loyalty, humility, wisdom and was a source of inspiration to me and anyone who was privileged to know him.

"He served Ghana and the New Patriotic Party with dedication, dignity, and zeal," he said.

Mr. Tedam served as a Member of Parliament during the colonial era and was a founding member of the Northern People's Party. He was appointed the Minister of Local Government under Supreme Military Council junta.

With the return to democracy in 1992, Mr. Tedam became a founding father of the New Patriotic Party and later a member of the Council of State under former President John Agyekum Kufuor.

Until his demise, he was the Chairman of the NPP's Council of Elders.

"Samira Bawumia and I condole with his family, the New Patriotic Party and Ghana at large for the demise of this great man.

"This is a life to be celebrated," the statement added.