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Aliu to contest primaries - picks NPP
nomination forms
Accra, Sept. 26, Ghanadot/GNA- Vice President Aliu Mahama on
Wednesday confirmed his presidential ambition by picking
nomination forms to contest the primaries to lead the ruling
New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Elections 2008.
The Vice President Mahama's motorcade was greeted with
cheers from his numerous supporters who were wearing "T"
shirts in which his portrait was embossed when he arrived at
the party headquarters in Accra.
He walked straight to the conference hall surrounded by his
security details and a number of journalists and was handed
the nomination forms by General Secretary of the NPP Nana
Ohene Ntow.
The forms comprised guidelines, code of ethics of NPP,
procedures and requirements and declaration forms to be
endorsed by 10 party members of good standing.
Vice President Mahama said he picked the forms personally
because of the respect he had for party hierarchy.
He expressed the hope that whoever would emerge the flag
bearer of the Party during the December 22 National
Delegates' Congress would be supported by rival contestants.
Answering questions from the media, he said he would
formally declare his presidential bid in due course to tell
Ghanaians of his political vision.
Vice President Mahama, however, said he had been part of the
success story of President John Agyekum Kufuor's government
and had national appeal.
He said he had served Ghana and the NPP very well and was in
constant touch with the people at the countryside to know
their problems at first hand.
Vice President Mahama dismissed public perception that his
political zeal to succeed President Kufuor was abuse of
incumbency, stressing that incumbency advantage was
everywhere and not alien to Ghana.
GNA
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