�I have heard people in Accra say that Nana Akufo-Addo cannot unite the party. I have heard people say that Nana Akufo-Addo is not a unifier. I want to ask you, if he is not a unifier, and cannot unite this party, then what am I doing here? Having been one of the key persons who did not support Nana in 2007 and 2010, and most of you know I was always convincing you not to vote for Akufo-Addo, my presence here should tell the whole world that the Northern Region is strongly united behind Nana Addo and we must demonstrate this on the 18th October.�
Former Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tamale, Hon. Mohammed Amin Anta, made these comments when he addressed delegates of the Northern Region, on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, when Nana Akufo-Addo took his Thank You tour to the Region.
As a former staunch ally of NPP presidential hopeful, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, Hon. Amin Anta indicated to the delegates gathered that Nana Akufo-Addo has demonstrated time and over again that he �wants every soul in the party to work with him� for victory.
His presence at the Radach Hotel, the venue for the meeting between Nana Akufo-Addo and the 70 delegates who voted in the Special Electoral College, he said, is a true sign of the fact that Akufo-Addo is the unifier the NPP needs ahead of election 2016.
Hon. Mohammed Amin Anta stated that NPP is blessed to have a man like Nana Akufo-Addo who is seeking the mandate of delegates to lead the party into election 2016.
He explained that the ruling National Democratic Congress has proven over the years that it is afraid of an Akufo-Addo presidency because �they say he is a man who wants to make a mark as a president and they are afraid that the mark he will make during his tenure is what will kill off the NDC forever and ever.�
�They (NDC) are afraid of Nana because he is incorruptible and as President will not condone corruption. They (NDC) say he is not a struggling man and will not dig his hands into the coffers of the nation.�
Hon. Amin Anta urged NPP delegates to give Nana Akufo-Addo an emphatic mandate because �John Mahama has already started implementing some of Nana�s programmes. If John Mahama, the outgoing President, himself, has recognized that Nana Akufo-Addo has credible programmes to save the country, then how about you and I as NPP members?�
On the phenomenon of insults which is gradually finding its way into the NPP, Hon. Amin Anta indicated that the persons within the party who are raining insults on Nana Akufo-Addo have nothing to lose.
He explained that any well-meaning member of the NPP will not �sit on radio and insult Akufo-Addo. When they insult Nana and we insult back, we help them to achieve their aim. Let us be patient with them. Nana Addo has already demonstrated enough patience in this country.�
He noted, further, that �Ghana has everything to lose if we do not have Nana as president. Having worked with him closely in the last three years, I know that Nana Addo has a credible programme for Ghana, I know that. This is not to campaign, but all I am asking of you is that you give him 100%. He will be President of Ghana and we, in the North, want to be part of that presidency so the developmental fortunes of the north will improve, so we take our people out of the abject poverty they are facing.�
In concluding, Hon. Amin Anta appealed to the delegates to reach out and bring on board members of the NPP who, hitherto were not supportive of Nana Akufo-Addo�s bid, but now want to work for Akufo-Addo.
�It is Nana Addo we want to market, it is him we want to present to Ghanaians and it is him we want to be president of this country. Nana Addo wants every soul in this party to work with him, so let�s reach out and bring them closer so they can see who Nana Addo truly is,� he concluded.
Present at the Radach Hotel were, amongst others, Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament and MP for Bimbilla; Daniel Bugri Naabu, Northern Regional NPP Chairman; Hon. Solomon Boar, MP for Bunkpurugu; Hon. Dr. Sagre Bambangi, MP for Walewale;Hon. Mohammed Habib Tijani, MP for Yendi; Haruna Sulemana Tia, former Northern Regional NPP Chairman; Hon. Ben Bukari Salifu, former Northern Regional Minister; Hon. Prince Imoro Andani, former Northern Regional Minister; Hon. Mohammed Amin Adam, former MCE for Tamale; 15 regional executives; and 30 out of 31 constituency chairmen.
Source: Office of Nana Akufo-Addo
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