Common People for Nana Addo (Page 30)

A GROUP of mostly young people calling themselves “Common People for Nana Addo” yesterday reminded Ghanaians not to make the mistake of voting for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the run-off since that would send the country many years back.
At its inaugural conference at Mambrobi in the Ablekuma South Constituency in Accra , the group, numbering more than 200, pledged their support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP’s) presidential candidate, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akuffo Addo, and promised to “win more souls for him” to win the presidential run-off.
The objective of the group, according to the speakers at the programme, was to sensitise the electorate to the need to vote for Nana Akuffo Addo, and after the party had come to power, form groups to lobby for development projects in their communities.
In a statement, a founding member of the group, Mr Charles Biney, said Ghanaians should make an informed choice by looking at the background of the two contending parties as well as the candidates and choose which one was in a better position to sustain the freedom the people were enjoying.
He said the NPP had over the years proved that it had the interest of the people at heart, and should therefore be given the opportunity to continue with the good works it had started else the electorate would live to regret as a people.
Mr Biney said there was enough evidence to indicate that the NPP had the capacity to develop Ghana further, considering the fact that the government had managed the economy so well even in the midst of such serious global economic crisis.
Another founding member of the group, Mr Steve Opoku-Koranteng, called on the youth to take their destiny in their own hands by voting for Nana Akuffo Addo who he was sure could come up with programmes to ensure a brighter future for every Ghanaian.
Mr Owusu-Koranteng, a United States-based Ghanaian, said there was the need for the members of the party to get down to the common people on the street, explain issues to them in order to convince them to vote for the NPP candidate.
Shouting a slogan “fired up” which had the response “ready to vote” by the crowd, Mr Opoku-Koranteng said each vote was important and should therefore not be wasted.
He observed that what the NPP had done for Ghana was incomparable and advised Ghanaians to go out in their numbers on December 28 to vote for Nana Akuffo Addo.
For her part, Ms Abenaa Boateng who is also a member of the group, called on those present at the programme not to discriminate against any one in their campaign but make the effort to get in touch with every one in their respective communities and try to explain to them why Nana Akuffo Addo was the better choice, adding “you would never know who you can convince”.
She advised the youth to support the campaign to get Nana Addo to power since it was clear that their future would be assured under his administration.
Present at the meeting were some seasoned members of the NPP in the Ablekuma South Constituency, notable among them were Madam Naomi Doodo aka Auntie Naa and Mr Seth Owusu.