The Member of Parlia­ment for Yendi Constit­uency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, yesterday issued a statement to commend the good people of Yendi for the trust they put on him for the last four years as their MP.

The MP said he was full of gratitude and enthusiasm for the trust they placed on him for the past four years as their MP.

Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, the MP for the area, last Satur­day lost the Yendi seat to the NDC Parliamentary Candidate, Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan Jofa, in the just ended general election.

The statement was issued and copied to Ghanaian Times here in Tamale.