Presidential nominee of the opposition New
Patriotic Party (NPP), for the 2016 elections in December, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, has described former President John Agyekum Kufuor, as the most
outstanding President of the fourth republic.Nana Akufo-Addo, who was
speaking ahead of the public lecture on the state of the economy by his running
mate Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia, thanked Mr. Kufuor for making himself available to
chair the all-important event.
“Let me say a big thank you especially to
the outstanding statesman whom I had the privilege to serve under both as
Attorney General and as a Foreign Minister, John Agyekum Kufuor; who despite the
passage of time, is still so committed to Ghanaian welfare and good governance.
We are so grateful sir that you’ve turned up today to chair this occasion for
us. I know when I say this; it causes a lot of problems for a lot of people but
there can be no doubt that he has been the most outstanding President of the
fourth republic. No doubt about it.”“Thank you all for appearing here today, and
we are going on and we are going to win December.”
Nana Addo expressed
the hope that, the delivery by Dr. Mahamoud Bawumia would help Ghanaians make
informed choices at the polls in December.
“It is important that at this
very delicate juncture in Ghanaian history, that we should hear the truth so
people can make informed decisions in December 2016. It’s clear to me and I hope
it’s clear to people; that four more years of the Mahama government is going to
lead to considerable damage to the prospect of the Ghanaian awakening. And I
believe that when Bawumia finishes with us, that fact will become even clearer;
and therefore in means that those of us in the NPP committed to advancing and
deepening Ghana’s democracy, that has been our historic mission; that we have a
huge responsibility to persuade our people in all peace and serenity and in
dignity to make a historic choice on the 7th of December, to put away the four
years of stagnation and backwardness and usher in a new era where Ghanaian
prosperity is not going to be confined to a few people in the oligarchy, but
spread through the nation and amongst all the people of our country.”
He
noted that Dr. Bawumia, an economist and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Ghana, was not going to engage in propaganda, but would give Ghanaians the exact
picture of the state of affairs.
Before his brief speech, Nana Addo noted
that “It appears that wherever Bawumia is going to speak; people will turn up
whether at the National Theatre or Conference Centre.”
This comment was
in reference to allegations that Government had frustrated the lecture from
taking place at the original Conference centre venue. |
