Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) C.K. Tedam has been laid to rest after a funeral service held at Paga, in the Kasena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region.
C.K. Tedam died on April 26, 2019, aged 93.
President Nana Akufo-Addo led a government delegation to the funeral and described him as a rock.
President Akufo-Addo also hailed the late C.K Tedam’s contribution to the NPP.
The President was accompanied by the Vice President, Dr.Mahamadu Bawumia; his wife, Samira Bawumia; Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye; Chief of Staff, Akosua Fremaa Osei Opare; Majority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu; Chairman of the NPP, Freddie Blay among other dignitaries.
C.K. Tedam was born on 25th November 1925 to Pe Tedam Bayemvua and Kawuri Tedam.
He was the first of two children from his mother and among the second group of boys from Paga to attend school in 1939.
After completing primary school, he attended Tamale Senior Boy’s Boarding school and after successfully completing teacher training college, he became a teacher.
He later gained admission into the Law faculty of the University of Ghana, Legon in 1969, where he studied Law, political science, philosophy and African studies.
He became a member of the Paga local council and a member of the Kasena-Nankana District Assembly from 1952 to 1954.
Mr. C.K Tedam entered the political scene in 1954 as a member of the Legislative Assembly and was elected into Parliament as an independent candidate.
He later co-founded the Northern People’s Party (NPP) with Mumuni Bawumia, Naa Abeifaa Karbo, J.B Braimah, Tolon Naa Yakubu Tali, Adam Amandi, Imoro Salifu with Simon Diedong Dombo as the head of the party.
He became a member of the Gold Cost Legislative Assembly between 1954 and 1956 and again on the United Party (UP) later in 1956 to March, 6, 1957.