I reject refrain there are people in NPP I cannot work with - Akufo-Addo
The Flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that he can work with everybody in the party who shares its vision to recapture power during the 2016 general election.
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“I reject the refrain that there are people in the party that I cannot work with. I do not expect that anything I say will go unchallenged since as a politician and lawyer I thrive on healthy and vigourous debate to arrive at a consensus”.
Nana said this at the 15th Extraordinary Annual Delegates’ Conference at the Coronation Park in Sunyani on Saturday.
The conference was attended by about 6,000 delegates and supporters of the party. It was held on the theme “Arise for Change 2016.”
The 5,000 seats at the park were filled to capacity compelling a lot of the supporters to stand on their feet throughout the conference which lasted for about four-and-a- half hours.
Tortuous year
Acknowledging cheers from the teeming crowd who blew vuvuzela intermittently, Nana Addo conceded that this year had been a tortuous one for the party.
“We have ended this year with three of our national officers being suspended. It has been a traumatic experience for me. I am aware of the heartache that our supporters have gone through”.
He said it was frustrating that efforts to resolve the impasse had not yielded the desired results.
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“I am saddened by the suspensions”, the flag bearer stated adding however that “the rule of law was the hallmark of the NPP. Nobody including me is above the law in the party”.
Tradition
Nana Addo said the NPP tradition had detentions, deaths and military take overs and yet it had emerged as the most formidable political party in the country.
The eight years of NPP government led by former President J. A Kufuor, according to him had provided the country with the best government under the Fourth Republic.
Nana Addo stated that the NPP would therefore not throw away its legacy saying that time had come for the party to turn things round in order to right the wrong that had been committed by the NDC’s as a result of its misrule.
Campaign Strategy
He announced that the party’s campaign towards the 2016 general election will be decentralised to give the polling stations and the constituencies enough impetus to be at
the forefront.
“It is time to set out to work. The campaign is the responsibility of us as NPP members and sympathisers”, he stated.
Nana Addo said he was aware the work was always done by those who were not around the flag bearer and those who did not expect to be reimbursed and called on all to take the campaign message to every doorstep.
He urged all Ghanaians, especially those who have been impoverished through broken promises by the NDC to join the campaign to “uproot the John Mahama incompetent government”.
Nana Addo accused the NDC of whipping up ethnic sentiments among Ghanaians in its bid to stay in power after seven years of maladministration thereby pushing the clock of progress backwards.
He said the NPP had the talent and expertise to turn the country’s fortunes round explaining that he would emulate former President Kufuor by reversing the negative economic trends the country was currently experiencing.
According to him, the NDC had no campaign message since they had use every infrastructure they had built to enrich themselves and impoverished the ordinary Ghanaian.
Ghana deserves better
Nana Addo added that Ghana deserved better hence the anxiety of Ghanaians for a change in government.
He said the NPP had a good story to tell adding that he was ready to lead the crusade for change and bring the country back to progress.
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“Today we are together with a renewed hope. Let’s join hands for change. Arise for change the battle is still the Lord’s”, he stated.
Campaign Team
Nana Addo used the occasion to outdoor the party’s 2016 election campaign team led by former National Chairman, Mr Peter Mac Maun with former National General Secretary and MP for Okere, Mr Dan Botwe as the campaign strategist.
Mr Boakye Agyarko is the campaign team’s policy adviser while Mr Ken Ofori Atta and Mr Edward Boateng are directors for Fundraising, and Administration and Logistics respectively.
Acting General Secretary and National Organiser, Mr John Boadu is the Director of Operations and will be assisted by National Youth Organiser, Mr Sammy Awuku, National Women’s Organiser, Ms Otiko Djaba and Mr Kamal Deen.
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