Private legal practitioner, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has described the 's (NPP) decision to withdraw from the Tamale Central by-election as the "greatest tribute" to the late Member of Parliament for the constituency, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed.
Speaking on TV3's New Day on Tuesday, August 12, Brako-Powers said the NPP's decision demonstrated emotional intelligence in politics and a deep sense of respect for the late minister's memory. "If you ask me, I'll tell you that this is the greatest tribute in honour of Murtala Mohammed than anything that I've heard or read," he said.
He emphasised that politics should not always be about competition, especially during moments of national grief. "Politics has to be conscious.
Sometimes you read the room.
