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Volta NPP hails Alan Kyeremanteng
Accra, April 11, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr Alan
Kyeremanteng, runner-up to Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo in
the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries held
last December, has commenced a national thanksgiving tour
with a visit to the Volta Region.
During the tour, which took him to Sogakope, Ho and Hohoe,
the former presidential aspirant who now coordinates affairs
of Identifiable Groups in the party’s presidential campaign,
made a clarion call for party officials to close their
ranks.
He urged them to rally solidly behind Nana Akufo-Addo and
work hard for another NPP victory in the forthcoming General
Election.
The combined audience at the three meetings was made up of
polling station chairmen and constituency executives from
all twenty-three constituencies in the Volta Region.
At the three meetings, Mr Kyeremanteng told party officials
that the purpose of his visit was to express his gratitude
to them for their support and spiritual guidance before and
during the NPP congress.
“Over the last two and half years, I have been with you to
seek your support and spiritual guidance as regards my
presidential ambition.
“During those visits, I made it clear to you that, it is God
who crowns people. Now God has spoken and Nana Akufo-Addo
won the primaries. This is the time to come back personally
to say a very big ‘Thank You’ for your support and spiritual
guidance,” he added.
Mr Kyeremanteng stated that, he would have come down much
earlier but that was impossible because he had to join his
colleague aspirants and Nana Akufo-Addo on a national
thanksgiving tour, after which the CAN 2008 also took place.
He told them that he would forever remain grateful to God
for the fact that, out of record-setting 17 NPP stalwarts
that contested the primaries he came second.
Mr Kyeremanteng also explained to them that, he conceded
defeat to Nana Akufo-Addo even though he could have insisted
on a second round of voting because God spoke to him to do
so in the interest of peace and unity among the ranks of the
party.
“With the guidance of God, I had to sacrifice my own
interest for the interest of the party and the country,” he
said.
He reminded party executives that, the 2008 election was not
going to be a walk-over for the NPP.
“The 2008 election is going to be a ‘champion of champions’
event as both NPP and NDC have won two elections apiece,” he
cautioned.
He, therefore, implored them to put in their best in the
campaign to retain the party in power.
Mr Kyeremanteng also warned that, unlike their colleagues in
opposition, their task was onerous.
“The task of an opposition party in an election is simply to
condemn the ruling government and make tantalizing promises.
“However, it is not that simple for a government in power,
since it needs to convince the electorate of its record of
achievements,” he stated.
Mr Kyeremanteng charged them to take stock of government’s
achievements in areas such as roads, transportation,
telecommunications, the National Health Insurance Scheme,
the National Youth Employment Programme, economic
infrastructure, the school-feeding programme, and the
Capitation Grant and enter not only NPP members’ homes, but
those of floating voters to proclaim good news to Ghanaians.
“Now the Congress is over. It does not matter whether you
supported candidate A, B or C.
“Nana Akufo-Addo emerged winner so we all need to rally
solidly behind him. What we need to do now, is to look
forward and work hard and not victimize anyone because that
will only weaken the position of the party”, he said amidst
cheers.
Alan Cash, as he is popularly known promised polling station
chairmen to collaborate with party headquarters to ensure
that they were empowered for the upcoming elections.
In his closing remarks at Sogakope, Mr Mark Boye, Tongu
Central Constituency Chairman remarked that, Mr Kyeremanteng
stood tall among the seventeen presidential aspirants who
came to them to solicit their votes, because he was the only
person who came back to say ‘Thank You’, even though he did
not win the primary.
Polling station and constituency executives made a
passionate appeal to Nana Akufo-Addo to consider selecting
Mr Kyeremanteng as his running mate, because of his
overwhelming popularity, which they said he is a quality
that can help the NPP retain power easily.
GNA
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