The 2016 presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he remains unfazed by the
lies, fabrications and propaganda which will be churned out by operatives of the
Mahama government, with 24 days to the conduct of the December 7
election.Addressing a mammoth night rally at Drobo, in the Jaman South
constituency, on Saturday, November 12, 2016, the 3rd day of his tour of the
Brong Ahafo Region, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that “knowing full well they have
lost the election, they are going to resort to lies, propaganda and fabrications
against my person.”
Nonetheless, the NPP flagbearer stated that “I remain
unfazed by all of these. I have not stolen anyone’s money, neither have I killed
anyone. I don’t really care what they are going to say about me.”
In
addition to the vile campaign that will be waged against his person, Nana
Akufo-Addo revealed that the NDC propaganda machinery has been put in overdrive,
with the aim of “setting tribe against tribe, and telling Ghanaians that the NPP
hates Northerners, even though my running mate is from the North.”
“They
will say the NPP will drive Muslims, Northerners and residents in Zongo
communities away from Ghana. All these are not true. They are nothing but pure
lies.”
Nana Akufo-Addo, thus, urged Ghanaians not to pay heed to the
politics of division and tribalism, which has become the NDC’s stock in trade,
stressing that “we are all one people in Ghana. Whether you are Mamprusi,
Dagarti, Frafra, Ashanti, Ewe, Ga, Fante, Kwahu, Akyem, Nzema, or Ahanta, we are
one people, we’re all Ghanaians. Let us use our energies to push Ghana forward
and stop the divisive talk and reactionary politics.”
He also appealed to
the Ghanaian electorate to vote into office a competent government whose
preoccupation will be to improve on the standards of living of the Ghanaian,
explaining that President Mahama, over the last 8 years, has amply demonstrated
that he “cannot do the job, the reason why we are all suffering in Ghana.”
In spite of President Mahama’s abysmal performance in office, Nana
Akufo-Addo noted that the real reason for the President’s determination to stay
in office is “because of the perquisites and benefits of office for himself, his
family and close associates.”
For that reason, the NPP flagbearer
indicated that “President Mahama will say and do any and everything to hang onto
power.”
The recent, partial restoration of the nurses training
allowances, in spite of the President’s avowed decision not to restore them over
the last three years, according to Nana Akufo-Addo, is an example of President
Mahama’s desperation to hang onto power.
“Because the elections are
drawing near, he has restored them,” the NPP flagbearer said.
Again,
with a few days to the elections, the NPP flagbearer has revealed that after
imposing undue hardship on Ghanaians through high prices of petroleum products,
“I have learnt that President Mahama is set to reduce prices of petroleum
products through the reduction of the petroleum levy.”
These, Nana
Akufo-Addo described, are “small petty tricks to deceive the people of Ghana.
This is not serious statesmanship or governance of our nation. This is not the
way we want to see our country develop. We want the truth to prevail at all
times.” |
