THE wife of the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo was given a hilarious welcome when she visited Adukrom, headquarters of the Okere Constituency in the Eastern Region.
So huge was the crowd that the few security men present had it tough controlling the gathering, most of who were clad in NPP colours and lined up the main Adukrom-Somanya road, partially blocking it.
To save the situation, the main road had to be blocked and vehicles directed through different routes.
Mrs Akufo-Addo who was accompanied by the wives of some of the NPP presidential aspirants who contested with her husband, as well as some deputy ministers and the party’s parliamentary aspirant for Okere, Mr Dan Kwaku Botwe, was in the area to interact with the women and also introduce herself to the Okerehene, Nana Otutu Kono III.
The Okerehene, who together with his sub chiefs received Mrs Akufo-Addo at his palace, simply remarked, “This huge crowd is a clear indication that you will definitely be the First Lady.”
Nana Otutu Kono, however, called for peaceful elections in December and said he would ensure that nothing would mar the conduct of the polls in the Okere Traditional Area.
Mrs Akufo-Addo thanked the chiefs for the reception and later visited Mamfe where she met a similar gathering.
She had early on been to some parts of the Asuogyaman, Lower Manya Krobo, Upper Manya Krobo and the Yilo Krobo districts.
Before then, Mrs Akufo-Addo, had taken her campaign to the Western Region to formally introduce herself to the people in the region and solicit their votes for her husband in the December election.
Last Tuesday she visited Tarkwa Hospital where she was taken round the female and children’s wards.
At the wards she wished the sick a speedy recovery and presented items including toilet rolls, diapers, detergents and soap worth GH¢3,000.00 to the inmates.
Mrs Akufo-Addo tasked the staff to explain the benefits of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to unregistered patients and people in the community for them to have access to quality and affordable health care.
She also assured the staff of efforts by the NPP government to improve the living conditions of workers in the country and promised that her husband would build a new hospital for the community when he was given the mandate in the December general election.
Mrs Akufo-Addo and her entourage later addressed a gathering that followed them to the community centre.
She outlined some of the innovative plans, including free secondary education, enhanced social services, improved salaries for workers and creation of an enabling environment for socio-economic growth,which her husband would pursue to accelerate Ghana’s development when he is given the mandate.
She also visited the acting Chief of the Denkyira Traditional Area, Nana Kwame Kuma, the queen, Nana Fosuama, and their sub-chiefs.
Mrs Akufo-Addo told them that her mission was to introduce herself to them, seek advice, support and prayers for victory in the December elction.
Mrs Horner Sam asked the people not to vote for parties that are violent, inhuman and unproductive.
As a caring and a responsible party, the NPP created the women and Children’s Ministry to give extra attention to the vulnerable in society.
She mentioned the School Feeding Programme, Free Busing and Free Maternal care for pregnant women as laudable programmes that needed to be continued adding that it was only the NPP which had the right development plan to accelerate the country’s development.
Mrs. Horner-Sam also asked the people to vote massively for the NPP in the December poll.
Mrs. Horner Sam said NPP had entrenched democracy, enhanced provision of infrastructure, educational health and social services.
She urged the people to vote in their numbers for the NPP in December to warrant continued enjoyment of more development.
Mrs. Horner-Sam also tasked women to educate their children and husbands and relatives to vote massively for the NPP in the December elections.
Nana Kwame Kuma asked the team to embark on a clean campaign.
The entourage were made up of Mrs. Addo Kufuor, Mrs. Oquaye, Mrs. Frimpong, Mrs Boateng, Mrs. Horner Sam, Mrs. Addo Yobo, Mrs Newman, Mrs. Cecelia Banahene, Madam Winifred Asiedu, Nana Adomaa and many other leading members of the party.
Attention: Takyi Boateng has already sent the pictures accompanying the story.
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