President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Saturday’s polls are very critical because the decision of Ghanaians will be a verdict of either moving forward or backward as a nation in its development efforts.
The President was convinced that Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), had the right vision to build on the foundation his presidency had laid to propel Ghana to a higher pedestal in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution.
“I can say without any equivocation that Dr Bawumia is the right person to succeed me. For the past 16 years I have worked with him as my Running-Mate and Vice President, he never wronged me.
“He is honest, hardworking, competent and compassionate”, the President stated.
President Akufo-Addo who made these remarks during a stakeholder engagement urged the electorate to vote for a candidate that had the competence and capabilities to lead the nation into the fourth industrial revolution and improve the living conditions of Ghanaians.
The meeting formed part of the President’s “Thank You” tour of the 16 regions to show appreciation for the support and cooperation he had enjoyed from the people throughout his presidency.
The durbar was attended by Pastors, Imams, traditional leaders, traders, and artisans within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.
President Akufo-Addo said his government had fulfilled most of the promises he made to Ghanaians and had laid a formidable foundation for the next President to build upon it.
“We must vote for a leader who will continue the good works of my government and not the one who will ruin it.
“Good policies like the Free Senior High School, Planting for Food and Jobs, Agenda 111, One-Constituency, One-Ambulance, roads, interchanges and other social interventions,” the President stated, amid shouts and cheers from the gathering.
“I will have an easy choice on Saturday because I know Dr. Bawumia deserves to be our next president because I can testify to his honesty, competence, and loyalty,” the President stated.
The President was of the belief that Saturday’s polls were a straight contest between the two leading political parties: Dr Bawumia of the NPP and former President John Mahama of the NDC.
However, the President said Dr. Bawumia would be a better President than Mr. Mahama because the former had been a President before and his presidency witnessed prolonged power outages, popularly called ‘dumsor’, corruption and indecisiveness in decision-making, which negatively affected the country’s development trajectory.
He, therefore, urged prospective voters to reject Mr. Mahama once again in Saturday’s polls.
The President was accompanied by Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Daniel Titus Nii-Kwatei Glover, Regional Minister, Samuel Nii Agyiri Blankson, former Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Abdul Manaf Sowah, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Odododiodio constituency, and other party functionaries.
