Nana Akufo-Addo installed as Torgbui Dunenyo Dzigbordifia I of the Afife Traditional Area of the Anlo State
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, was installed chief by the traditional authorities of Afife in the Anlo State ahead of a massive rally at Aflao in the Volta Region yesterday.
He was given the stool name Torgbui Dunenyo Dzigbordifia I of the Afife Traditional Area (to wit: King of Patience or the Patient King).
The rally was held at the border town of Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region.
The event, which attracted thousands of the party supporters from all parts of the region, affirmed the growing love for the NPP in the region, which is described as the ‘World Bank’ of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The crowd at the Aflao rally
NDC sources have recently confessed to DAILY GUIDE that the growing love and support for the NPP had become a great source of worry for the hierarchy of the party.
The development – which has obviously been causing fear and panic – has compelled the NDC to undertake unprecedented strategies to douse the heightening euphoria for the NPP.
Residents at Aflao could be seen openly doing the ‘change’ gesture as the flag bearer’s convoy passed by, with others singing and chanting “Change is coming.”
Nana Akufo-Addo reiterated his commitment to ensuring that the Volta Region gets its fair share of national development when voted into power on December 7.
According to him, the inspiration of the NPP’s 2016 campaign was born in the region and that the party is working hard to strengthen the relationship between it (NPP) and people in the region.
He said, “During my campaign tour of the Volta Region, I promised to develop the Volta Region and Ghana. I have come here to renew that pledge.
“I am standing ready to work with you to develop the region and develop Ghana.”
He said his government would accelerate the exploration of oil in the Volta Basin “to ensure that what we did in the Western Region also happens in the Volta Region.”
Nana Addo stressed that his government, with support from the private sector, would build a new habour at Keta, as well as landing beach sites and storage facilities needed to improve the fishing communities along the coast.
He said the NPP has “a programme for national redevelopment and expansion involving the industrialization of our country; and every district is going to have one factory to accelerate our development. We are going to redirect the capital expenditure of our nation so that the money comes right down inside our system.
“Every constituency from next year onwards is going to get an equivalent of $1 million to address issues of infrastructural development in the constituency.”
From Fred Duodu and Gibril Abdul Razak, Aflao