Mr Boakye Agyarko, the Campaign Manager of Nana
Akufo-Addo's campaign for President, Saturday predicted with
confidence a solid first round victory for the NPP presidential
candidate.
He urged the NDC presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama,
to stop making unlawful pronouncements on the electoral process and
display good sportsmanship in allowing the rest of the voters, who
were unable to cast their votes on December 7 to proceed on
Saturday to exercise their franchise, in a transparent and lawful
manner, according to the biometric process.
The NPP Campaign Manager has described the call by the
President of the Republic, Friday, that voters must proceed to vote
without subjecting their identity to biometric verification, as
"dangerous and irresponsible," adding, "it is the last shrill of a
government which knows it has lost but is desperately seeking for
any illegitimate opening to overturn the people's
mandate."
"We are calling on the EC to stick strictly to the law, which
gives voters in all polling stations where voting was suspended
yesterday an opportunity to cast their ballots today, using
biometric verification so that a legitimate and clear victory for
Nana Akufo-Addo can be declared as quickly as possible once all
votes are cast, and a transition process from Mr Mahama's caretaker
Presidency can begin."
"Based on all the data being received, Nana Akufo-Addo is on
course to win a 1st round victory with an incontestable margin. NPP
parliamentary candidates are winning seats that we had never won
before. This, which is happening across the country, is a clear
indication of an NPP victory, which will produce a parliamentary
majority, as well, and the general performance of our parliamentary
candidate is exceeding expectations. We have challengers who have
upset sitting MPs and Ministers, which shows that Nana Akufo-Addo
and the NPP's vision of change and transforming Ghana has resonated
with voters and has resulted in a clear victory."
Agyarko cited
high turnout in the Ashanti Region, expected to be over 80% in the
NPP stronghold. He also pointed out higher than usual NPP
support in the Northern Region, and
anaemic NDC turnout in their primary
stronghold, the Volta region.
Agyarko thanked
voters for their patience and enthusiasm for the free and fair
process. He assured them that no one would be disenfranchised, and
reiterated his call to the Electoral Commission and the security
services to discharge their duties with excellence so that all
voters can express their will on Saturday morning in a credible and
legitimate vote. In closing, he reiterated the NPP's demand that
the NDC Presidential Candidate, John Mahama, immediately backs down
from his effort to stonewall a free, fair, and legitimate vote by
attacking the biometric process that assures credibility and
integrity of Ghanaians' votes.
