The event, which will be chaired by former President John Agyekum Kufuor, will be followed by a major political rally that will be addressed by the party’s Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his Running Mate, Mahamudu Bawumia, among others.
The NPP 2016 Manifesto contains the solutions Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP propose to help fix the myriad of problems facing the country, with special emphasis on how to resolve the escalating unemployment problem, especially among young Ghanaians.
Nana Akufo-Addo has been assuring the nation, while on his campaign tours, that the policies he and his party have been espousing, including the “1-District-1-Factory”, “1-Village-1-Dam”, “1-Constituency-1-Million Dollars”, are not just mere promises for votes but real solutions to the fundamental problems confronting the nation, prominent among which is the joblessness.
“We are coming into office to fix our broken monetary system; revive the National Health Insurance Scheme which has been collapsed by President Mahama; effectively implement the Free SHS policy; and help create jobs through the 1-District-1-Factory policy, amongst others,” he reiterated Wednesday whilst campaigning in the Klottey Korle constituency of the Greater Accra Region.
Nana Akufo-Addo added: “All these policies are things I can do. This is why I am emboldened to come before the Ghanaian people and tell them that, God-willing, when I win, I am coming into office to implement these policies, so we can return Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity.”
He said he would not stop appealing for the support and votes of the electorate ahead of the conduct of the December 7 polls, as Ghanaians want to rid the nation of the mismanagement, incompetence and corruption of the John Mahama government.
President Mahama, while campaigning in the Brong Ahafo Region, made comments to the effect that the NPP flagbearer should stop appealing for the support of Ghanaians and urged the electorate not to vote for the NPP flagbearer, saying “we are winning and you want Dede Ayew and Asamoah Gyan to be substituted so a rookie can play; it does not make sense.”
But, whilst addressing artisans at the Arts Centre in Osu, Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo stressed, “I won’t stop appealing to Ghanaians for their votes today, neither will I stop doing so tomorrow.”
He stated: “you (President Mahama), on the other hand, who is destroying this country, want the people of Ghana to maintain you in office for another 4 years? No, that will not happen. That is why elections are held. The people of Ghana are coming to get rid of you and bring in a competent government that can do the work for Ghanaians.”
Quoting the popular Akan adage “if a game will be entertaining, one can tell from its beginning”, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that Ghanaians from all parts of the country were reeling under the effects of mismanagement, incompetence and corruption that had characterized the Mahama government, and had come to the conclusion that President Mahama cannot help improve their living conditions.
“You have been in high office for 8 solid years, 4-years as Vice President, 4-years as President. Yet, we are unable to tell what you have done for Ghanaians. So, are Ghanaians going to entrust their mandate to you for another 4 years? Definitely not”, Akufo-Addo said.
Prior to his tour of the Klottey Korle constituency, Nana Akufo-Addo campaigned in the Ayawaso Central constituency, where he interacted with business owners, residents and NPP members and sympathisers.
His tour of the constituency took him to Alajo, Kotobabi ‘Trotro’ station, Newtown Post Office, Malata market and ‘Tip-Toe’ Lane, at Circle.
At ‘Tip-Toe’ lane, widely acknowledged as the capital’s mobile phone wholesale and retail hub, Nana Akufo-Addo, who was mobbed by hundreds and hundreds of business owners, assured business owners that his government, God-willing from January 2017, would provide a conducive and enabling business environment needed for their businesses to flourish.
With the major concerns of business owners at ‘Tip-Toe’ Lane being the unstable nature of Ghana’s currency, high interest rate charges from banks, as well as high import duties at the ports, they told the NPP flagbearer that these problems posed serious challenges to the survival of their businesses.
The NPP flagbearer assured: “we, in the NPP, are coming to change Ghana and ensure that our monetary system is solid, so that we can have a stable currency. When this happens, you, as business people, and your businesses will grow.”
However, to ensure that this happens, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to the thousands of businessmen and women at ‘Tip-Toe’ Lane to support his bid for election in this year’s polls, stating that “I need your support. Have confidence in me, and I assure you that I will never disappoint you.”
source: The Stateman