Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the forthcoming October 18 presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party is about the future of Ghana, and not merely about the selection of an NPP flag bearer to contest the December 2016 election.
Beginning the final phase of his campaign, ahead of the NPP presidential primary, from Kajeji in the Sene East Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region on Sunday, Nana Akufo-Addo explained to the NPP delegates that “what is important is ensuring that Ghanaians will have the confidence to give the NPP the opportunity to remove the incompetent National Democratic (NDC) administration. That is what is important.”
Akufo-Addo urged the delegates to be guided constantly by an uncompromising sense of victory in 2016 as this was the only way to restore Ghana to the path of progress and prosperity after October 18.
Addressing hundreds of residents of Kajeji, including the 300 polling station executives of the constituency, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that the NDC had shown, in its tenure of office spanning almost six years, that it could not provide the basic needs of Ghanaians, citing the deplorable road network linking the Sene East and Sene West constituencies.
Road network
He recounted how President Mills cut the sod, awarded the contract for the construction of the road and the pomp and circumstance that characterised the supposed commencement of construction.
However, three years down the line, “we haven’t seen anything. An Akufo-Addo government will use less than three years to complete this important stretch of road if given the opportunity. We (NPP) are not asking for power to enrich ourselves… We want power to help Ghana,” he stated.
Youth employment
According to Nana Akufo-Addo, “We want to make sure the youth find employment. We want to ensure that education does not become an unbearable burden for parents, to be able to fix your roads for you and to bring prosperity to every Ghanaian.”
In order for these to be achieved, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the gathering to, firstly, vote for him as the flag bearer of the NPP and secondly, help push the NPP into the Jubilee House come January 2017.
The NPP, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, had never won in the Sene East Constituency since the restart of multiparty democracy in the country in 1992, yet the constituency had seen no marked improvement in their standard of living under the NDC.
“I appeal to you that in 2016, try the NPP and see for yourselves if we can do the job or not. If you vote for us and we are not able to turn around your fortunes in four years, simply kick us out,” he emphasised.
In view of this, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the delegates of the NPP to vote massively for him, as this would send a clear message to Ghanaians and the ruling NDC government that the NPP was solidly united behind its presidential candidate and ready to ensure a decent standard of living for all Ghanaians.
Rallying behind winner
A distinguishing feature of Nana Akufo-Addo’s campaign across the country, thus far, has been the thronging into the NPP campaign meeting venues.
A similar scenario panned out at Kwame Danso in the Sene West Constituency on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering at Kwame Danso, Nana Akufo-Addo reiterated his appeal to the delegates to vote for him and ensure that he obtain a massive victory on October 18.
