The
2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghanaians have seen through the deliberate,
false propaganda being employed by his political opponents, in their
desperate bid to tag him as a violent person in the run-up to this
year’s election.
Nana Akufo-Addo noted that because of the
absence of a convincing electoral message and a solid record of
performance, coupled with widespread corruption and unprecedented levels
of economic difficulties and hardships, political opponents have
resorted to the use of vitriolic attacks and lies against his person in
their bid to score cheap political points, so as to win elections.
The
NPP flagbearer’s comments come in the wake of deliberate ploys by
functionaries and activists of the Mahama-led NDC government to
denigrate the image of Nana Akufo-Addo, over the recent arrests of 3
South African security experts who were providing training for the
security detail of the NPP presidential and vice presidential
candidates.
“Everyone in Ghana will attest to the fact that I am
a very patient man. Patience is one of my characteristics. I am not and
have never been a violent person. Opponents, for their selfish
political interests, spew out falsehoods all in their bid to smear my
reputation. It has not worked and it will not work, because Ghanaians
have seen through the lies,” he said.
Nana Akufo-Addo added
further that “If I was truly a violent person, in 2012 I could perhaps
have caused an inferno to engulf the nation in the aftermath of the
disputed election results of 2012, and the close nature of the Supreme
Court’s election petition verdict. I love Ghana more than myself, and
that is why nothing of that sort happened.”
Regarding the call
for a peaceful 2016 poll, the NPP flagbearer assured that if there are
to be any disturbances in the country during and after the conduct of
the general elections, it would not be initiated or instigated by the
NPP.
“The NPP is a firm believer in democracy. The founding
fathers of our political tradition, some of whom died bitterly and
tragically in prison without trial in defense of their principles,
fought for multi-party democracy. We, the adherents of this tradition,
will not be the ones to undermine democracy. We will surely educate our
supporters, but we will not allow anyone to cheat us. That will never
happen,” he added.
Nana Akufo-Addo made this known when he paid a
courtesy call on the newly installed Paramount Chief of the Kumawu
Traditional Area, Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua.
The NPP leader,
who was in the company of national and regional party stalwarts, as well
as some Members of Parliament, congratulated Barima Sarfo Tweneboa
Kodua on his ascension to the stool of Kumawu, as well as Nana Serwaa
Amponsah, Queenmother of Kumawu, for her role in selecting him and
bringing the protracted chieftaincy dispute there to an end.
Touting
the credentials of the new Chief, who worked as a medical doctor in
Pramso, in the Bosumtwe district, Nana Akufo-Addo was confident that the
reign of Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua, who has taken the stool name of
one of the great figures of Ashanti history and who excelled in the
medical field, which included the setting up of an eye clinic, would see
unprecedented levels of development in Kumawu.
“I am confident
about the future of Kumawu, and I am certain that rapid progress will
come to Kumawu under your leadership,” he added.
Nana Akufo-Addo,
in concluding, requested that the Chiefs and people of Kumawu pray
earnestly for Ghana, considering the current economic difficulties and
hardships the country currently finds herself in, under the leadership
of President John Mahama. He asked also asked for prayers for the peace,
stability and unity of the nation in this crucial election year.
“When
you pray, pray for your servant, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Pray for
strength, courage, wisdom and a good heart so I can be a good leader for
the NPP, and for Ghana, if God so wills. Ghana deserves much better
that what is currently on offer. Our fore fathers had a vision of what
Ghana ought to be, and our current state is nowhere near what Ghana
should be,” he added.
Barima Sarfo Tweneboa Kodua, in his brief
remarks to the NPP flagbearer, thanked him for the courtesy of his visit
to the palace and for his kind words. He encouraged Nana Akufo-Addo to
remain patient and seek the face of God in his quest for the highest
office of the land. |
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