Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom and its leader, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on their electoral victory.
A statement issued by NPP General Secretary, John Boadu, said the victory of the Conservative Party was “a testamentary vindication of the party’s development trajectory to bring prosperity to the people of UK, together with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sterling leadership role, including his unwavering commitment to Brexit.”
The NPP expressed optimism that the victory of the Conservative Party shall strengthen the ties between Ghana and the UK, particularly in the area of trade since UK is one of Ghana’s leading trading partners.
“With UK being one of Ghana’s foremost trading partners coupled with the fact that the Conservative Party and the governing NPP have very strong ties, the victory of the Conservative Party provides yet another opportunity for both countries to advance the cause of development for mutual gains.”
“The NPP is pleased to join the rest of the world in congratulating its sister party, the Conservative Party of the good people of the United Kingdom, particularly its Leader, Boris Johnson, on winning the country’s 2019 general elections held on Thursday, December 12,” it said.
“Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party did not only secure an emphatic win at the polls but also snatched a lot of seats from the traditional strongholds of the other political parties, including the largest opposition party in the country, making a net gain of 66 parliamentary seats,” according to the statement.
The landmark victory was a vindication of the life-changing policies and development trajectory being pursued by the party to bring prosperity to the good people of the United Kingdom, it added.
“The NPP finds as refreshing that these policies and development path pursued by the Conservative Party which are anchored on the principle of open market, capitalism, civil liberty, rule of law, conservatism and other centre-right philosophies also underpin the NPP political tradition.
“It is also noteworthy that the victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party provides UK a unique opportunity for the country to settle on Brexit and thus bring closure to the subject which had divided the country in the aftermath of the referendum,” the statement added.
BY Melvin Tarlue