President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to the chiefs and people of the Ga State to continue to keep faith with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) by voting for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the polls on Saturday.
He said his government had done a lot for the Ga community, and for that matter the country, but it would take a leader like the NPP flag bearer to complete the outstanding works and continue from where he was signing off.
President Akufo-Addo, who was speaking during a meeting with Wulomei, Asafoatsemei and other traditional leaders of Ga Mashie at the James Town Fishing Harbour, also asked the people to vote for the NPP parliamentary candidate for Odododiodoo Constituency, Alhaji Abdul Mannaf Sowah.
Holy Trinity
Earlier, President Akufo-Addo, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover, worshipped at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Accra.
He later held a closed-door meeting with the party’s Greater Accra Regional executive and parliamentary candidates at the GNAT Hall.
This is the final leg of the President’s “Thank You” tour as his eight-year rule winds down towards the January 6, 2025, final day.
He has since embarked on a three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region to thank all stakeholders.
President Akufo-Addo, as part of the tour, will inspect and inaugurate phase two of the Accra-Tema Motorway roundabout after which he will engage chiefs, clerics, clergy, Zango chiefs and other stakeholders in Tema.
The President will also call on the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, at his palace, and later hold a similar engagement with chiefs and clergy in Accra.
He will later inaugurate the Nationalism Park close to the Black Star Square.
Finally, on Tuesday, President Akufo-Addo will meet with professional bodies and identifiable groups.
James Town
Speaking at the Cathedral and James Town, President Akufo-Addo said: “I have come to the end of the eight years that you gave me, and next month in January, I will be stepping down for my successor.
So, I am going around the country thanking all the people of Ghana for the big honour and blessing that you gave to me in making me President of Ghana”.
He said across the world when people spoke about Africa and democracy, they referred to Ghana as the beacon of democratic governance on the continent.
To that end, he said, Ghanaians would on Saturday get another opportunity, the ninth successive opportunity, to go through a democratic process to elect the next government and another set of Members of Parliament.
“We have to demonstrate to the world that, indeed, we understand what democratic government is about,” he said.
He, therefore, appealed to all Ghanaians, especially the Electoral Commission (EC) and the security services, to ensure a smooth process, stressing that the government had made all arrangements to make sure that everything went peacefully and orderly.
“I am appealing to you to make sure that what happens here next Saturday is, indeed, peaceful, free and fair so that at the end of the day on Saturday, all of us will agree that X is the one who we have all agreed should be our next President.
“Until then, I want to say once again that I am really grateful,” the President said.
Gratitude
He said his family, who were all with the Anglican faith, were all overwhelmed by the love, affection and honour that the church had given him by making him the President of the country.
