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Nana Addo rallies NPP supporters for Elections 2008
victory
Accra 14 March, Ghanadot/GNA - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
flag bearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) on
Thursday stir-up the hope of the party's teaming supporters
to gear-up for victory at the December general election.
Wearing a short-sleeve smock over a black trouser, Nana
Akufo-Addo aroused ecstasy the teaming supporters of the
party who had jammed-up at the party headquarters to catch a
glimpse of the flag bearer and know members of the Elections
2008 Campaign Team.
Fifteen out of the 16 losing presidential candidates of the
party including disqualified candidate Mr Nkrabia Effah
Dartey received thunderous applause from the party faithful
as they slowly moved through the crowd to take their seats.
They were; Mr Yaw Osafo-Maafo; Mr Kwabena Agyepong;
Professor Mike Oquaye; Mr Hackman Owusu-Agyeman; Dr Barfuor
Adjei-Barwuah; Mr Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey and Mr Daniel
Kweku Botwe.
Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku; Nana; Papa Owusu Ankomah; Mr Boakye
Kyeremanteng Agyarko; Dr Kobina Arthur Kennedy; Prof.
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng; Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama;
Dr Kwame Addo Kufuor and Mr Felix Kwesi Owusu-Adjapong.
Mr Alan John Kyerematen runner-up to the Nana Akufo-Addo at
the December Special Delegates Congress could not attend as
the party explained that he had traveled.
As the flag bearer mount the stand to address the press most
of the supporters including the Greater Accra regional
Minister, Sheikh I. C. Quaye was heard chanting NPP popular
slogan "Naa nana naa shuw, eh!!! Naa nana naa shuw, agbenaa"
literally meaning "this is Nana, this is the elephant, that
is the NPP,s emblem".
The people stood up and chanted "Nana nie!! Osunu nie!!
Yenim wo fri tete, eshie rado!! rado!!".
Mr Dartey also had his turn when he was called upon to offer
the Christian prayers, he sung his popular song "matwen
Awuradze anim" to commence the prayer.
Other members pre
sent were national executives, regional chairmen, and the
party's foot soldiers.
Mr Peter Mac Manu, NPP National Chairman in his remarks said
the NPP had confidence in the competence and fairness of the
nation's Electoral Commission (EC) because it had gained
international recognition and acclaimed for conducting
transparent election over the past years.
"We do acknowledge that, the EC as a human institution, are
bound to occasionally encounter errors or lapses, but such
errors must not be given sinister interpretation that might
degenerate into any nasty situation in the country. We
condemn any attempt to undermine the EC by any individual of
group", he noted.
Mr Manu said the NPP would not allow anybody to use
unauthentic excuse to create unwarranted tension in the 2008
parliamentary and presidential election.
"We have also taken note of the fact that leaders of the
National Democratic Congress (NDC) have stated a campaign of
accusing the NPP of setting out to rig the election"
"The NPP have no doubt that the NDC has prepared a game plan
whereby the y intend to discredit and demonize the EC by
feeding lies to the public" he said.
According to him the NPP rejects that type political
campaigning which had the potential of re-introducing civil
conflict into the country and urged Ghanaians to shun such
practice.
Mr Manu said the party was convinced that President Kufuor
would hand over power to Nana Akufo-Addo come January 7,
2009.
He said to make this assurance come to pass the NPP had put
together a formidable campaign team to plan and execute
their strategies.
GNA
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