Maj. Mahama’s father, Captain retired Mahama in tears[/caption]
I stand here today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to my son, my brother and my friend because these are all what Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was to me.
This relationship started right from his birth, because being our first child, myself and Vero his mother, competed for his company.
Unlike most children, Maxwell was not the type who as a baby gave us sleepless nights. We were therefore not surprised when he grew up as a very gentle person.
As I watched him grow up, I have always had the intuition that he was going to be a great person someday because he was very inquisitive and intelligent. Occasionally I would ask him question that I would not expect a child to have an answer to. On such occasions, he will go and ask uncle and came with the answer.
Generally, he has been very active from birth, and we were not surprised when he grew up to like sporting activities such as swimming (as can be seen from one of the videos posted by a family member on his Facebook page). He also loved lawn tennis but amongst all jogging was his favourite.
Maxwell was such a gentle caring person and one wonders whether as a soldier he could even kill a fly. He was such a kind and generous person who loved sharing and all who have ever been around him can testify to this. As a father, he insisted on giving me something from his small salary every month for which we had to come to a compromise. He could also take from me when the need arises and I from him similarly. He was such a reliable and trustworthy son, I will greatly miss.
The last time I spoke with Maxwell was the weekend before his life was taken. He had called me from his Base requesting me to supervise some work he wanted done on a project he was undertaking. As was usual with him we discussed the details and his plans for the project and before hanging up he said thanks, daddy. I jokingly said to him, say thanks, foreman.
We both laughed over it and hanged up little did I know that he was invariably handing over the project to me.
Maxwell, be rest assured I have taken over the project seriously and it will be completed and put to the use you intended.
My son, my brother and my good friend rest in peace and be assured that I will carry out all the plans you have discussed with me for your wife Barbara and the children.
