President John Dramani Mahama, on Sunday, took his campaign to the Upper East Region, with a call on people of northern descent to come out in their numbers on December 7 to vote hugely for him and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), not because he is a northerner, but because the NDC has developed the north more than the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Addressing a rally of NDC supporters in Bolgatanga, President Mahama, who is seeking his second and last bid in office, said; “It is especially important for us in the three northern regions to turn out for me, not because I come from here, but because if you weigh the two parties [NDC and NPP], the NDC has done more for the people of the north than any other party. And elections are about choices, and if somebody says I will do this for you, and somebody says I will do this for you, what do you look at? You weigh the two and look at the one who, when you had the opportunity, what did you for me, and this one, when you had the opportunity what did you do for me? And when you weigh the two, you find out that the NDC is heavier than the NPP.”
The NDC’s flagbearer further said anytime northerners enjoyed advanced development in all sectors of the economy, including healthcare, education and provision of water in the northern part of Ghana, it has been under an NDC government.
He paid tribute to former President Jerry John Rawlings for extending electricity to the three regions – Northern, Upper East and Upper West – as well as the Brong Ahafo Region, through the introduction of the rural and national electrification programmes.
“That is why I say the north should turn out in its numbers to vote for the NDC, not because I come from the north, but because the NDC is a party that has proven that its loves the people of the north, and brings development to the people of the north,” he added.
Before he addressed the rally, President Mahama paid a courtesy call on the Bolgatanga Traditional Council, where the members appealed to him to ensure the completion of all roads currently under construction in the Upper East Region.
They also want an airport, the revamping of the Zuarungu meat factor, Zuarungu rice mill and Northern Star Tomato factory at Pwalugu.
The Chief of Yorogo, Naba Johnson Awuni Azebire, acting President of the Bolgatanga Traditional Council, who made the appeal on behalf of his colleague chiefs, called on all presidential nominees to ensure peaceful elections, by admonishing their followers not to cause trouble before, during, and after the elections.
Source: The Chronicle
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You are right Mr. President. The only president who has cancelled teacher trainee allowance, the Nursing trainee allowance, the only government who has created a pilfering brigade. The only president during whose tenure teachers and nurses cannot get employment after school when classrooms and hospitals are starve of their services. Yes the president whose tenure has seen graduate unemployment soared such that they now have an association. The youth will surely stand against you.
Continue praising ur self. do u know the total youth who are at the north and jobless, all u did was to help ur own family with our money but krakye u have to surely go back to the opposition, u either go and manage ur dubai hotel or go to busunu. Change is coming at the north so stand well before the wing blows u away
That's your opinion let us be the judges and not you we employed you and we are saying your time is up bye bye angel JM
JM lets talk about what we will be doing for them in our next term and stop the praises, are you saying you have than more than what Nkrumah did for the north. I URGE ALL NDC SUPPORTERS TO WAKE UP OOO BECAUSE WE CANNOT LOSE TO THAT SHORT MAN
Apuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, u only made ur family n friends multi-millionaires who from the north but mostly stay in the south through corrupt practices..not the northern settlers or inhabitant.