Yendi MP Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan Jofa has accused his predecessor, Farouk Aliu Mahama, of misleading residents of Nayilifong, where the former MP donated a transformer, GhanaWeb reported on 10 October 2026.
The row, in the Yendi Municipality of the Northern Region, pits the constituency’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) politician he unseated in the December 2024 election.
Farouk Mahama donated a 100kVA transformer to the community, according to a MyJoyOnline report on 9 October. Residents turned out in large numbers to watch it being offloaded, and some praised him for continuing to support the area after losing his seat. The report said Nayilifong had suffered erratic power supply for months, hurting businesses, students and households.
GhanaWeb reported that the Nayilifong Saasigli area had been without power for about 24 days. It said Jofa then arrived in the community with two transformers of his own after learning of his predecessor’s donation. Residents angry over the outage reportedly drove away the MP’s supporters.
According to GhanaWeb, Jofa blamed Farouk Mahama for the confrontation, accusing him of stirring up residents and lying to them. He also accused him of spreading falsehoods while he was MP.
Farouk Mahama, son of former Vice-President Aliu Mahama, represented Yendi for one term from 2021 before losing the seat to Jofa.
