The Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic
Party (NPP) Nana Akufo Addo has said he was not under any compulsion to elect a
Muslim as his running mate for the upcoming 2016 election.According to
him, he chose Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, who’s a Moslem because he loves people of the
Islamic faith and also believed in the former to make a competent pair with him
to rule Ghana and make the country a better place.
The three-time
Presidential candidate explained that his choice of Dr Bawumia, since 2008, was
based on the fact that “with Christianity and Islam being the two dominant
religions in Ghana, unity amongst these two religions will help boost the
country’s development. The Muslim I chose is not just a Muslim, but a very
brilliant Muslim, who can help develop the nation with his in-depth
knowledge.”
The ruling National Democratic Congress has advised Muslims
in the country to vote against the NPP and its presidential candidate if they do
not want to suffer discrimination.
According to the party, the
Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition has a long history of discriminating against
Muslims when they are in power and will repeat it under an Akufo-Addo
government.
But speaking to Chiefs and People of Tafo Zongo in the
Ashanti Region as part of his campaign tour of the area, Nana Akufo Addo
dismissed such assertion and urged the people to treat the allegations by the
NDC with the contempt that it deserves.
“The talk of the NPP coming into
office to drive away zongo residents are pure lies. During President Kufuor’s
eight years in office, nothing of this sort ever happened. For a time, I was
Attorney General and nothing like that happened. Why would such a thing then
happen when I become President?
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