President John Dramani Mahama on
Wednesday climaxed the 2012 National Democratic Congress campaign
with a call on Ghanaians and all supporters of the party to
maintain focus and unity to win Friday’s elections.
He also dedicated this year’s NDC campaign to the late President
John Evans Atta Mills, who he said had committed his heart towards
the growth and development of the party.
President Mahama made this call at the final rally organized by the
party to wind up the two-month long campaign that took the
leadership of the party through the length and breadth of the
country to solicit the mandate of the electorate.
Dressed in party colors, the party
supporters who thronged the La Trade Fair Centre for the final
campaign rally sang and danced to campaign songs composed by
various artistes for the
campaign.
The Security was also tight to ensure that the campaign was free
from violence and other kinds of misconduct.
President Mahama urged the supporters to use the same focus
exhibited during the campaigns to police the polls and remain
vigilant to ensure total victory for the NDC.
He said government had discharged
its duties towards the elections by providing necessary logistics for the Electoral Commission
and by equipping the security services to execute their duties
before, during and after the elections.
The President explained that the four years was used to build a solid foundation and the
next four years would be used cement that foundation to provide
better growth and development for Ghanaians.
President John Mahama said the education programme of the NDC was solid and verifiable
throughout the country and appealed to the supporters to avoid the
untenable promises of the political opponents as the country was
not ready for an educational disaster.
He said apart from education, creation of jobs, tourism and energy
generation were major initiatives that would empower Ghanaians in
the coming years.
The President commended all the various groups and supporting clubs that had campaigned across the
country and promised them a victory celebration after the
elections.
Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said the people of the
Central Region had expressed satisfaction at the performance of the
NDC and would vote massively for them in the Friday polls.
He appealed to the electorate to conduct their campaigns devoid of
violence and other forms of misconduct as the NDC had over the
years been labeled as the most peaceful political party in the
country.
Vice President Amissah Arthur said the NDC is an all inclusive
party, which had over the years gained more disciples on
daily basis.
Mr Ofosu Ampofo, Minister for Local Government and Rural
Development, announced that government would elevate Koforidua, Sunyani and
Techiman to metropolitan status after the elections to speed up the
development of the country.
He appealed to the electorate to give the NDC another opportunity
to complete the projects that were initiated by the Mills/Mahama
administration saying “if Former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and
John Agyekum Kufuor were each given eight years, then ideally
Mahama deserves another four year term too.”
Mr Ampofo said it was only the NDC government that had provided
electricity on the entire stretch of the Accra-Tema road and would
do better in the next four years.
Dr Kwabena Adjei, Chairman of the NDC, appealed to all supporters
and sympathizers to be vigilant on the voting day as their
opponents were capable of doing unacceptable things to win
elections at all cost.
