Akua Donkor
With just six days to the 2016 general elections, the leadership of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) has declared support for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and its presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
In a statement, signed by the National Chairman, Kwaku Abankwa, General Secretary, Agyenim Boateng, National Organiser and co-founder, Ernest Berko and National Communication Director, Alex Ababio, the executives said they would offer unflinching support to Nana Akufo-Addo in the upcoming general elections.
They said they considered the leadership qualities of Nana Akufo-Addo, as well as the policies and proposals contained in the 2016 manifesto of the NPP before making the decision.
After assessing the manifestoes of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the NPP, we realized that we share ideas with the NPP in the sustainable development of Ghana, they stated.
According to GFP executives, Nana Addo has leadership qualities and vision to effectively steer the affairs of the country.
Apart from that, they indicated that “Nana Addo has shown that he is selfless leader who is not corrupt and would fight corruption and social injustice in the country.”
“Nana Addo has spent a better part of his life mentoring a large number of Ghanaians, particularly lawyers and other business leaders in the country.
“Nana Addo showed courage as he graciously accepted the verdict of the Supreme Court ruling in 2013 election petition even when it did not go in his favour.”
Furthermore, executives of the GFP said the NPP appreciates the socio-economic problems faced by the country and has workable solutions in their manifesto to address these economic challenges.
“When Ghanaians entrust stewardship of this country to NPP under the leadership of Nana Addo, the true economic transformation of Ghana would be fully realized.
They also commended the NPP for introducing the one district-one factory policy, tax cuts, free SHS policy, social intervention programmes for the poor, particularly, the head porters, also known as Kayayei.
By Charles Takyi-Boadu