“Nothing bad will happen in Tain” – John Mahama
Mr John Mahama, Vice Presidential
Candidate of the National Democratic Congress, on Wednesday
appealed to the people of Tain to remain calm and not be intimated
by the presence of political parties and security personnel in the
constituency ahead of Friday election.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) just before leaving
for the Tain this morning, Mr Mahama assured the people that
nothing bad would happen to them and that they should be resolute
to exercise their constitutional duty come January 2, 2009 to
determine, who becomes the next president of Ghana.
“Do not be afraid because the presence of political parties in your
constituency is only to campaign and appeal for your votes.
“But we in the NDC believe we will campaign peacefully and
responsibly to win the election convincingly for the whole world to
know the true will of Ghanaians,” Mr Mahama said.
The election in Tain became crucial on Tuesday evening after two
days of waiting for a winner to be declared in the December 28, 2008
presidential election runoff failed to materialise because the outcome
of the contest between Professor John Evans Atta Mills of National
Democratic Congress (NDC) and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
of New Patriotic Party (NPP) was inconclusive.
The Electoral Commission collated figures for 229 constituencies
with the exception of Tain in percentage terms were, 50.13 per cent
for the Prof. Mills and 49.87 per cent for Nana Akufo-Addo.
With a difference of about 23,055 in favour of Prof Mills, it
became clear that holding the Tain election, which has a voter
population of about 53,000, could affect the result.