Samira Bawumia, the wife of the Vice
Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,
has urged Ghanaians to vote massively for the NPP to end untold hardship in the
country.According to her, under the leadership of President John Mahama,
many Ghanaians have lost their jobs and livelihood which have worsened their
plight.
To this end, she urged Ghanaians to teach the governing NDC a
bitter lesson in the general elections slated for 7 December, 2016.
Mrs.
Bawumia, who was speaking to members of the Zongo community in Ho, last
Thursday, said that the NDC government was punishing Ghanaians through its
ineffective and incompetent policies over the last eight years.
“We need
to change the government and teach them (NDC) a lesson on December 7. Ghanaians
want a government who will work for them,” she disclosed.
The three-day
tour of Zongo communities in the Volta Region by Mrs. Bawumia started on
Tuesday, August 23, 2016.
She visited South Tongu, Akatsi South,
Agortime-Ziope, Ho, Adaklu constituencies, among others, to solicit votes for
the NPP.
Mrs Bawumia said that Nana Akufo-Addo and her husband Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia would transform the country and alleviate the plight of the
vulnerable and less privileged if given the nod.
She disclosed that
“everyone is suffering, both the rich and the poor are suffering. The only
people who are not suffering are the NDC people who are in government enjoying
Ghanaians’ money and taking us for granted.”
She also advised Ghanaians
to examine the track record of the NPP and also consider the future of their
children when electing a president on December 7.
She said that “this
election is very serious; it is about our future. It is not about the height of
somebody. It is about someone who has the development of this country at heart
and wants to expand this economy to create jobs. That’s what Nana Addo and my
husband want to do for this country.
“The NPP has done it before: we
introduced the National Health Insurance (NHIS) and Micro and Small Loans
Schemes (MASLOC). The NDC is trumpeting this now although at the time, John
Mahama and NDC members in Parliament walked out during the passage of the health
insurance.
“We want to be in the position to feed our families and not
depend on GH¢10 and a cup of rice from a politician only in election period,”
she declared.
Mrs. Bawumia was accompanied by some regional executives of
the NPP, including the Secretary, Joseph Homenya, Deputy Communications
Director, Enoch Amegbletor and Women’s Organiser, Akusika Ocansey, among
others. |
