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Vote for NPP in appreciation of my nomination - Bawumia
Nalerigu (N/R), Aug. 27, GNA – Dr
Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice Presidential nominee of the ruling
New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to the electorate in
Northern Ghana, particularly the Mamprugu area, to vote
massively to return the Party to power in appreciation of
his nomination.
He said the NPP had the goodwill and all that it takes to
improve the fortunes of the country.
Dr Bawumia made the appeal on Tuesday at Nalerigu in the
East Mamprusi District when he addressed the chiefs and the
people of the Mamprugu Traditional Area as part of his
seven-day tour of Northern, Upper East and Upper West
regions.
He was accompanied by his wife Samira and NPP executives,
including National Chairman Peter Mac-Manu.
Others on the entourage were Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris,
Northern Regional Minister; Alhaji Abubakar Saddique
Boniface, Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing; Mr
Jake Obetsebi-
Lamptey, Campaign chairman; Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of
Women and Children’s Affairs; Dr Konadu Apraku, Campaign
director and Alhaji Mohammed Nurudeen Jawula, a leading
member of the NPP.
They were met on arrival by an enthusiastic crowd at the
Tamale Airport.
Dr Bawumia stopped briefly at Walewale in the West Mamprusi
District where he visited his father’s grave before
proceeding to Nalerigu.
Addressing a large crowd at Nalerigu, Dr Bawumia said the
introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme, the
school feeding programme and the Capitation grant were
visible indicators that would convince Ghanaians to return
the NPP to power.
He said secondary education under Nana Akufo-Addo would be
free while pragmatic measures would be put in place to
improve farming and that youth unemployment would continue
to be addressed.
Dr Bawumia appealed to the traditional rulers to pray for
him to succeed so that his nomination by the NPP party would
be justified.
Alhaji Idris said Dr Bawumia’s nomination to partner Nana
Akufo-Addo was a victory not only to the people of Mamprugu
but for all Northerners and Muslims in the country and urged
them to vote massively in December in favour of the Party.
Alhaji Boniface called for sustained unity within the NPP to
ensure that power did not elude it in December.
GNA
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