The body of the late former Vice-President of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama is being conveyed to his birth place Tamale in the Northern Region for burial.
The body was airlifted from the Airforce Base in Accra.
The deceased's family objected to initial plans to bury him beside the late former president, John Evans Atta Mills in Accra at the Asomdwee Park.
Television pictures showed a simple grave dug in accordance with Islamic traditions in Tamale.
Early Sunday morning, the body of the late former vice president was laid at the State House to enable some selected dignitaries pay their last respect.
Prayers were also held for him at the Black Star Square in Accra during a short funeral ceremony.
His son Farouk Mahama, accompanied by some of his siblings, delivered a tribute saying: "Our late father was a special father...he insisted we do the right thing..."
"Alhaji Aliu Mahama, may the almighty Allah give you eternal rest..."
Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Akufo-Addo in a tribute delivered on behalf of the party, said: the NPP has lost a hardworking activist.
"I had my last conversation with him 2 weeks ago in Tamale", he recalled and stated that the former vice president can only rest in peace if full peace and reconciliation in Dagbon was achieved.
"Ghana has lost a patriot and a dignified national, Dagbon has lost its most illustrious son. May the almighty Allah grant him eternal rest."
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor in his tribute said Aliu Mahama “was not only my Vice President but my brother…We grew closer together and our families became close”.
My family shares deeply in the pain his demise has caused, he was the best veep any president would ever want to have, Mr Kufuor said and noted that throughout his eight-year rule, he and the late veep had no notable disagreements.
Always looking for a new challenge in my life. Initially, I was going to opt out and say nothing about myself. Why? Because I don't think anyone can really describe him/herself fully in these self-assessment pro forma biopsies. And also, you find yourself saying what you think people would like to hear, how you perceive yourself to be, or what friends have said about you. An unintended trail of cliches and platitudes - none of which captures the essence of a person. Bit like painting by numbers.
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Monday 19 November 2012
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