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Politics is about ideas and not ethnicity or
religion- Mustapha Hamid
Tamale, Sept.9, Ghanadot/GNA- Mr.
Mustapha Hamid, spokesperson for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
has cautioned against the dangers of introducing elements of
tribalism and religion into the nation’s politics.
He said politics was about the contest of ideas and the
provision of capable leadership and not where one hailed
from or which religion he or she belonged.
Mr. Hamid gave the caution when he interacted with
journalists in Tamale on Sunday to inform them of the
intended visit of Nana Akufo-Addo to the Northern Region and
to articulate his vision and plans for the country should he
be nominated the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP) to contest Election 2008.
Mr. Hamid was reacting to a question as to why he a Northern
was campaigning for Nana Akufo-Addo to become the flag
bearer of the NPP.
He said if factors such as tribe and religion were put into
consideration in politics some regions stood in the danger
of been marginalized and therefore urged Ghanaians to
seriously guard against people who expressed such
sentiments.
"If my father was in NPP and was not capable of winning
power for the party I will not campaign for him", Mr. Hamid
said.
Nana Akufo-Addo's spokesman urged the NPP delegates who
would be electing the party's flag bearer on December 22 to
trace his track record of achievements and vote massively
for him to lead the party to victory in the 2008 general
elections.
He said, among all the contesting candidates Nana Akufo-Addo
was the only one who had the qualities of been a true breed
NPP, a democrat, a freedom fighter and above all, he added "
He is a true leader, the complete candidate".
Mr. Hamid said apart from President John Agyekum Kufuor and
former President J.J Rawlings, Nana Akufo-Addo was the next
most popular politician in Ghana and therefore if he becomes
the party's flag bearer he did not need much marketing, as
he was already widely known.
GNA
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