Akufo-Addo with some Kotokoli Chiefs
The Kotokoli chief of Madina, Accra, Uoro Salifu Harouna, has predicted victory for the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in this year’s presidential election.
Chief Uoro Harouna, who heads 36 Kotokoli chiefs in the Greater Accra Region, indicated that “There is every assurance that the majority of the Ghanaian voters, at least three-quarters, this time, are with him. We don’t want any Ghanaian to make the mistake after the voting and say that ‘if we had known we would have voted for Nana.’”
The chief made this assertion when Nana Akufo-Addo called on him at his palace, in the heart of Madina, on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, during the latter’s tour of the constituency.
He told the NPP flagbearer that he “is in very safe hands (in the midst of the Kotokoli people) and in the hands of his lovers,” adding that “very soon, he will be our president.”
To the Ghanaian electorate, the chief stated that since the belief is that “elections are won at the polling station, we are urging people that they have to be wide awake, alert and make sure that the right thing is done at the right time.”
Tribal Politics
Nana Akufo-Addo urged the chiefs and people of Madina Zongo not to entertain the politics of tribalism and ethnicity, which will be waged by opponents of the NPP, but should rather vote based on the competence and the track record of the various political parties and their respective candidates as well as their ability to deliver decent standards of living for the citizenry.
“All the various tribes and religions in Ghana live in harmony. However, when the time for election is due, there are some who will come with their messages of division, trying to set tribes and religions against one another. Please, do not pay heed to such people. We are all Ghanaians; and let us continue to live in unity and harmony,” he urged.
On the “miserable state our country finds herself in” under President Mahama, Nana Addo stated that Ghana, a land rich in natural resources, was drenched in poverty because of the poor policies and programmes implemented by the Mahama government over the last seven years.
“All Ghana needs,” he said, “is a leader with good heart and love for Ghana, and one who is not in office just to steal the resources of our country or to take bribes. I am into politics because I want to use the little wisdom and knowledge God has given me to help move Ghana forward and bring relief and wealth to every part of the country.”
His government, he indicated, would institute measures to bring jobs and wealth to all parts of the country.
Nana Akufo-Addo also reiterated his message of establishing a Zongo Development Fund aimed at enhancing infrastructural development in Zongo communities and improving the lives of the people when elected President of the Republic, in spite of attempts by the ruling NDC to discredit the policy.
“This year, I need your help. Look at the elephant and look at me, and put your confidence in me. This is my third attempt (at the presidency). Help me go through the door and give Ghana a good government,” he appealed.
Whilst in the constituency, Nana Akufo-Addo also called on the chairman of the Madina Zongo Council of Chiefs, who is the La-Nkwantanang chief, Nii Kotei Djor.
Ramadan Greetings
The NPP flagbearer used the opportunity of his visit to wish all Muslims a happy Eid-ul-Fitr and urged them to vote for the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Alhaji Abubakar Saddique Boniface.
In his message to the Muslim community over the successful completion of the 30-day Ramadan fasting, Nana said, “On the occasion of the celebration of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, I extend fraternal greetings of peace and blessings to the Muslim community in Ghana and the world over.”