FAMILY DISASSOCIATE ITSELF STATE HOUSE ADUA (BANDA FAMILY HEAD) WHILE THE FAMILY QURANIC RECITATION AND ADUA AT HIS MOSQUE IN ACCRA
Tuesday 8th April 2025
Location: Dr Alhaji Asoma Banda Mosque. Airport residential area.
Ladies and gentlemen of the media
I Would like to welcome you to this press conference.
First Of all my name is Alhaji Mohammed Abu Banda, the head of family of the Abu Banda Family and also the Chief of Banda Asante Region.
The Late Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda was my elder Brother
I Have called this press conference as the head of the Abu Banda
Family, and I have gathered my siblings and other family members here to support me today.
The main purpose of this gathering is to protect the good name, the respect and the dignity my late brothers name has carried over the years.
As You all know My late elder Brother Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda was
taken from us on the 1st day of March 2025. As I did for our parents before us, I laid my brother to rest as per his wishes in this Mosque we are standing in today. My Brother left his wishes to be buried here in the Mosque that he built in honour of the religion he loved so much. In addition he requested we prepare his mausoleum for two, so that when the time comes His wife of 51 years who he shared his religion with, by name Mrs Cassandra Asoma Banda should be laid to rest next to him.
I would like to extend my thanks to all the people who joined us to lay my late brother to rest. We would also like to extend a special Thank you to the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, And the National Chief Imam sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu for taking the time to join the family to lay my brother to rest. The turnout was humbling, the dignitaries were too many to list and the family appreciates everyone who turned up to offer condolences and prayers.
However It has recently come to my attention as the Head of Family that unknown persons led by Ahjaji Abdullah Khalifa AKA Alhaji Abomour have taken it upon themselves to organise an unauthorised funeral service for my late elder brother at state house. I would like to state categorically state that:-
1. Alhjaji Abdullah Khalifa is not the head of the Abu Banda family.
2. The unauthorised funeral at the state house is not organised by
the state or family.
3. The funeral at state is not also known to the family.
4. Alhjaji Abdullah Khalifa has also taken it upon himself to invite the general public to this unauthorised funeral.
5. I want it to be known that this unauthorised funeral at the state
house is not supported by the state nor the family.
6. I Alhaji Mohammed Abu Banda as head of the Abu Banda Family
speaking on behalf of the entire family are disassociating
ourselves from this unauthorized funeral
7. We would like to inform the public to disregard this unauthorised
funeral being organised by Alhjaji Abdullah Khalifa as he is not part
of the Abu Banda family.
I have but one duty as the head of this family, and that is to make sure we observe our religion. That is what my late elder brother requires of me and I know it is what he would have also wanted. Therefore we invite any who wish to attend the 40 days funeral service for Alhaji Asoma Abu Banda to join us on Thursday the 10th April 2025 at 10am here at his mosque in the airport residential area. We will be led in prayer by the National Chief Imam sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu and the Quran will be read on behalf of the Family I would like to thank you for your time and that is the end of my statement
