Story: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Kyebi
THE flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his appreciation to all the party's presidential aspirants who contested with him for their co-operation after his election to lead the party.
He said with such co-operation and support, the party would remain steadfast and strong to win this year's elections.
Nana Akufo-Addo who made these remarks at a thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian Church, Kyebi, his paternal home town on January 6 also addressed a durbar organised by Okyeman during which he thanked the people for their support and formally announced his election as the flag bearer of the NPP.
The NPP flag bearer who was accompanied by his wife, Rebecca, and seven of the party's unsuccessful presidential aspirants, namely, Messrs Alan Kyerematen, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Felix Owusu- Agyepong, Hackman Owusu- Adjapong, Dr Addo Kufuor, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku and Professor Mike Oquaye said such co-operation had further strengthened the party to convincingly win this year's presidential and parliamentary elections.
He said since the NPP was fully entrenched in democracy, he was not surprised that those who contested with him for the ultimate but were not successful should throw their weight behind him, adding that it was such a spirit of togetherness that had for years held the party together, making it one of the well organised political organisations in Africa.
"The NPP is a democratic institution so I am not surprised that those who competed with me are co-operating with me and giving me all the support and encouragement to win the presidency and the elections in general", he said.
Nana Akufo-Addo who expressed his deepest appreciation to the party's presidential aspirants for their co-operation and support also asked the rank and file of the party to unite to enable the NPP to emerge victorious at the forthcoming general elections.
He thanked the congregation for the spiritual support accorded him and asked for God's guidance and blessing to enable him to execute the tasks ahead of him.
In a sermon, the Principal of the College of Education, Kyebi, Rev E.Y. Omenako, asked for God's intervention for a peaceful election that will ensure that both the victor and the losers would accept the results.
This, he said would ensure peace and sustain the country's fledgling democracy.
Basing his sermon on Matthew Chapter 2 verses 1-12, and on the theme "Be a Wise Person", he said as the country was preparing for the elections it was necessary for all to be wise and eschew negative tendencies that would bring hatred.
Later at the durbar, Nana Akufo-Addo told the gathering that he was not for any specific tribe but Ghana, adding that Ghanaians were one people fighting for the common good.
Welcoming Nana Akufo-Addo to the durbar, the Denkumhene of Akyem Abuakwa who is also the Begorohene, Osabarima Awua Kotoko, advised Nana Akufo-Addo to fight for all Ghanaians but not for a specific tribe.
The Okyenhene Osagyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin traced the lineage of Nana Akufo-Addo which, according to him, had royal blood and leadership skills and expressed the hope that he would be able to properly administer the country to create a society that would see to the need of all irrespective of class, religion or tribe.
He advised Nana Akufo-Addo that since politics was a game of numbers, he should try his best to unite the party and the nation, adding that it was the only way he would be successful.
The Okyenhene who described Kyebi as the "Mecca of Ghana's ... founders of that tradition, especially the late Dr J.B. Danquah and William Ofori Attah, popularly known as Paa Willie, both of whom had been buried at Kyebi and Paa Grant” for the part they played in preserving democracy in the country.
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