Prez Mahama starts re-election campaign
President John Dramani Mahama kicked off his re-election campaign yesterday, promising accelerated development for the Western Region in his next term.
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He urged the people of the region to continue to have faith in him, saying that he and his government had laid a solid foundation for massive socio-economic development from 2017 in which the Western Region would have its share.
President Mahama was addressing separate events at Axim, Abura and Agona Nkwanta.
Carnival
The arrival of the President in Axim was characterised by a carnival reminiscent of his 2012 campaign tours.
He spoke to the fishing community there and addressed supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at whistle stops at Agona Nkwanta and Abura in the Ahanta West Constituency.
President Mahama will spend four days in the region to canvass for votes.
Projects
He said the region had benefitted from many socio-economic infrastructural projects in his first term which had provided a solid foundation for massive development in the second term.
The President, who is seeking a second term, recalled that during his 2012 electioneering, he realised that roads in the Western Region were not good and so he promised that if he is elected President, his government would invest heavily in the road sector of the region.
Today, he said, the Western Region was the biggest beneficiary of the cocoa roads programme.
In health, education, water, electricity and other sectors, President Mahama said appreciable work had been done in the region.
Reject the lies
He urged the people of the region to reject the lies being spread about him and his government by the opposition.
Speaking in a mixture of Fante and Twi, the President said just recently the NPP flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was in the Western Region, claiming that he did not see any good roads there.
President Mahama expressed disappointment at that statement.
Four more years
He said based on the work the government had done, it was natural that he was given the mandate to put on the superstructure.
He expressed the hope that Ghanaians would give the NDC another four years to complete the work it had started.
The President said the NDC government’s commitment to the fishing industry was unquestionable.
He told the fisher folk that more was in the pipeline to improve their work.
In the Ahanta West Constituency, he introduced the NDC parliamentary aspirant, Mr George Aboagye, to the gathering and urged the people to vote massively for him.
In Axim, the NDC parliamentary aspirant, Mr Kwaku Tanikyi, was also introduced.
The Omanhene of the Lower Axim Traditional Area, Awulae Atibrukusu, in a welcome address, thanked the President for the great work his government had done in the area.
He said for the first time the area had been provided with asphalt roads, while shortage of premix fuel was a thing of the past.
The 2015 National Best Fisherman, Mr Ebenezer Afful, who spoke on behalf of the fishing community, said President Mahama deserved a second term, looking at the impressive work he had done.
