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Press Release
NPP
February 07,
2016
AKUFO-ADDO MOURNS WITH
CHIEFS AND PEOPLE OF SHAI OSUDOKU
The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party,
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, February 5, 2016,
joined the chiefs and people of Shai Osudoku in mourning the
late Paramount Chief and President of the traditional area,
Nene Klagbordjor V.
Accompanied by NPP stalwarts from the Greater Accra region,
Nana Akufo-Addo was mobbed by thousands of residents as well
as mourners, amidst chants of “wɔ ma chake mi”, as he made
his way to the funeral grounds at Osuwem.
Paying glowing tribute to the late Nene Klagbordjor V, who
reigned for 70 years and died in 2014 at the age of 90, the
NPP flagbearer, who spoke in Ga, noted that the death of the
late Chief is a great loss, not only to the people of Shai
Osudoku but to the nation, as he made significant
contributions to the development of the nation.
According to Nana Akufo-Addo, the gathering of thousands of
people from different walks of life, as well as from
different political affiliations point to a life well-lived
by the late Nene Klagbordjor V.
Nana Akufo-Addo prayed for wisdom and good health for Nene
Gmogmowuyea VI, the successor to the late Paramount Chief,
and called on the people of Shai Osudoku to support their
new Chief fully in the coming years.
The NPP flagbearer, in concluding, craved the indulgence of
Nene Gmogmowuyea VI and called on the people of Shai Osudoku,
in this election year, to take a careful look at their
conditions of living and vote in a government whose priority
will be to improve their livelihoods.
It is clear that Ghana needs change from the severe economic
hardships and rising cost of living she is facing under
President Mahama’s government, he said, and assured that
under an Akufo-Addo government, the country will be put back
onto the path of progress and prosperity.
On behalf of the NPP, a donation of GH¢2,000 and bottles of
schnapps was made towards the funeral.
Nana Akufo-Addo was accompanied by Hon. Ishmael Ashitey, NPP
Greater Accra Chairman; Alfred Boye, NPP Greater Accra 1st
Vice Chairman; Fred Offei, NPP Shai Osudoku Chairman;
Stephen Oyortey, NPP parliamentary candidate for Shai
Osudoku; Nii Adjiri Blankson, former Mayor of Accra and
member of the NPP National Council of Elders; Hon. Ursula
Owusu, MP for Ablekuma West; Jerry Ahmed Shaib, NPP
parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma South; Sylvester Tetteh,
NPP parliamentary candidate for Ningo Prampram; amongst
others.
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