THE flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on Ghanaians to make unequivocal commitment towards deepening democratic governance and ensuring peaceful elections in the country.
He noted that the fundamental issue facing the country now was how best to deepen democracy vis-à-vis choosing a responsible leadership for the country and hoped that the good sense of Ghanaians would prevail to address those issues through the ballot box.
Nana Akufo-Addo made the call at a press conference in Tamale on Sunday as part of his campaign tour of the Northern Region.
“I am happy to say that Ghanaians have a quiet way of making known their views on any issue”, he observed.
Nana Akufo-Addo stated that the NPP was open to “all well-meaning Ghanaians who are looking for the fundamental values of promoting the development agenda of the country”.
Touching on the commitment of the party itself to democracy, the flag bearer emphasised that “no party has worked more consistently than the NPP in ensuring that the country has free and fair elections.
“In that vein, we would accept the results of the elections because we are democrats; we are much aware that majority of Ghanaians are looking forward to having peaceful elections,” he added.
He expressed regrets that most rallies held by the party recorded incidents across the country, which were not perpetrated by the party but by its political opponents.
Nana Akufo-Addo made particular mention of political violence recorded in the Odododiodoo Constituency, Tamale and Gushegu areas, stressing that those incidents were clear signs of attacks on the NPP that stood out as a peaceful party.
“Our party was formed through the grass roots and not through coups d’etat and so the party was founded based on the fundamental principles of democracy,” he further explained.
Responding to questions on the sustenance of the $-billion Northern Development Fund (NDF), the flag bearer stated that the fund would be sustained through floating of diasporan bonds, support from the private sector, as well as budgetary oil revenue.
“When the private sector, for instance, sees that we have a commitment towards the NDF, they would be convinced to support the whole process and this is one of the ways we can mobilise resources for the fund,” he stated.
On the chances of his party in the North, Nana Akufo-Addo stated that since 1992, the NPP had been gaining grounds in the three northern regions.
“I now see greater acceptance of the party in the North, particularly Upper East and Upper West. I also see greater confidence in the people”, he pointed out.
According to the NPP presidential hopeful, the reasons were not hard to see as the party had embarked on a massive development agenda, which the people in the North had seen.
He further explained that the vision of the NPP in terms of development programmes and the transformation of the country was undergoing had made the party more formidable in the North.
“I have a good feeling about the North, especially when I see the way the youth have reacted to my visit to this part of the country. Indeed, they see the party as one that has competent and great achievers,” Nana Akufo-Addo added.
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