Akufo-Addo meets Talensi Chiefs; canvasses votes for NPP candidate

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo is canvassing support from chiefs in the Talensi constituency for the party candidate in Tuesday's by-election.

“Even though chiefs do not take part in partisan politics, you vote. So I'm here to ask you to vote for my candidate, Thomas Duanab, in next Tuesday’s by-election. I am also here to introduce myself to you, as the presidential candidate of the NPP for 2016. As you all know I'm a great friend of the Upper East, and I am here to get your support for the NPP in Tuesday's election and also for the 2016 election.”

These were the words of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic, on Saturday, July 4, marking ‘Day 2’ of his campaign for the NPP candidate in the Talensi by-election, Thomas DuanabWuni.

Addressing Chiefs and opinion leaders from Winkogo, Balungu, Pwalugu and Yinduri, in separate meetings, Nana Akufo-Addo explained that the purpose for his presence in Talensi was to “help find a successor to the Paramount Chief, Tongo-Raana Kolbilsong Namalteng”, who was the immediate past NPP Member of Parliament for the constituency.

The NPP leader informed the Chiefs that he had been in Talensi since Friday, and the purpose of his visit to them was to “come to try and persuade you, and the people of Talensi to vote for Thomas Duanab. It is because of this that I am going round the constituency, meeting important people such as yourselves.”

Accompanied by new Upper East Regional Chairman, Murtala Mohammed; Upper West Regional Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Rahaman; Northern Regional NPP Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu; Eastern Regional NPP Chairman, Kiston Akomeng Kissi; former Minister of Finance under the Kufuor government and leading member of the NPP, Yaw OsafoMaafo; Akufo-Addo assured the Chiefs that the NPP has in place programmes and policies for the development of the nation, when voted into power in 2016.

“We have a big plan for the development of our country”, he said, adding that “this will make it easy for you as Chiefs, as we will give all the young men in your area, jobs. The NPP is coming to help the people of Ghana and I can assure you that I am not coming to put Ghana’s money in my pocket.”

On the NPP’s Talensi candidate, Mr. Thomas Doanab, popularly known as ‘Home Boy’, Nana Akufo-Addo urged the Chiefs, opinion leaders and constituents to vote for him because he is “an honest and competent man and he’ll be a good representative of yours in parliament. He is a good man.”