The Volta4Change (V4C) group has finally endorsed the candidature of Nana Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).
A statement issued and signed by Messrs Abraham Futukpor, Eyram Doe, Kwame Ashiabi and Wilson Marfo Kpakpladja, leading members of the group said, “To vote for John Mahama en masse like we continually do for the NDC will be tantamount to a regional suicide.
“Volta4Change, after a careful review of all the alternatives available as president of our dear country, have decided to endorse and support the candidature of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,” they stated.
The endorsement by the group comes on the heels of concerns raised by the Agbogbomefia of Asogli and President of Volta Region House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) had taken its supposed political ‘World Bank,’ for granted and showed gross disrespect to the chiefs and people.
Issues
According to the group, “It is a myth that the NDC is ‘for’ the Volta Region because if they truly are, they would not have allowed the Volta Region to be the morass of decay and degradation that it currently is and the fact that the founder of the NDC, who left office 16 years ago, hails from our region, does not automatically make them a party that has or will look after our interests.
“Assuming without admitting that we vote NDC because of its founder, it is common knowledge that the founder has persistently chastised the John Mahama government as being highly corrupt and fraught with people of questionable characters who are unfit to be leaders,” they emphasized.
Instead, they noted that “John Mahama sees us as a guaranteed perpetual source of votes, even when we have been neglected. Indeed, we have been described as the “World Bank” of the NDC, yet they have no incentive to provide our region with the support that it gravely needs.”
The leaders of the V4C group noted that “no matter how bad things get in the Volta Region or they treat us, they will still be voted for.
“This mentality must change because we have been taken for granted for far too long and John Mahama is not fit to govern our nation.
“John Mahama does not deserve our votes and we must ensure that Mahama and his band of corrupt cronies are booted out of office. The NDC cannot be allowed to continue to wreak havoc on our region, paying lip-service to development whilst in reality, they are doing nothing to improve the lot of our people.
Reason
“With John Mahama’s record of non-achievement in our region, it would be an absolute travesty if we elect him to continue to accelerate the rot that has spread through every district in the Volta Region like a malignant cancer.
“For us Voltarians, the 2016 general election boils down to one issue – what future do we want for our region.
They insisted that “for eight years, the NDC has achieved nothing worthy of note and its performance, both nationally and regionally, has been woeful to say the least.
“We owe John Mahama nothing. To those that continue to vote for the NDC out of a misplaced sense of ‘tribal loyalty,’ ask yourself, whether or not your life has changed for the better within the eight years of this NDC government since “inflation, dumsor, dilapidation of infrastructure and corruption have followed John Mahama like a putrid smell. In this year’s elections, our votes will be decided on issues and issues only.”
“After eight years of incompetence and mismanagement, it is time for us to deliver our verdict on the reign of destruction and boot them out of office,” they insisted.
Source: Daily Guide
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It's about time voltarians woke up to development. this has been long in coming. Building roads and schools is every governments responsibility, otherwise, what would they be doing. But managing the economy so everyone can find something to do, is why we vote for governments. and NDC has run the economy of Ghana down like nothing. What is their use anymore. we need change. if nothing at all, we had NHIS, capitation grant, and maternal care under NPP, please lets bring them back. otherwise, we're finished.
Massa; I think this notion and perception that all Voltarians are so stooooopid!!!!!!!! to vote for NDC let alon Jon Mahama is ridicolous and very WRONG perception ; a lot of Ayigbe?ewe people from the Volta region are rational people and know that Jon Mahama does not like Voltarians ; what has Jon Mahama done for the Volta Region since he became President ; there is high unemployment in the Volta rregion but has the NDC crafted any policy to help the unemployment situation besides there are vast lands that can be exploited for large farming but what did Jon Mahama do he set up SADA for his people in the north who then turned round and stole the cash ; this cash could have being used to do initiate something better in the Volta region but did Jon Mahama do that -NO SIR ; go to the Western region and see the development projects and factories he has set up there ; therefore do not tell me all Voltarians are so stooooopid to vote for Jon Mahama and the NDC ; afterall how many EWE/Ayigbe people are there in Jon Mahama's government with any influence apart from the speaker ; to me people from the Volta region were fulled by JJ Rawlings ; they were fulled by Kuffour ;Atta Mills and today Jon Mahama; to people from the Volta region are capable of thinking for themselves and would decide to vote as they so wish ; to me there is no guarantee that most people in the Volta region will for for Jon Mahama and the NDC ; how can people in the Volta region vote for a person like Omane Boama who owes taxis abroad and Asiedu Nketia who has today built block factories to become so rich ; PEOPLE IN THE VOLTA REGION SHOULD THINK THIS TIME BECAUSE JON MAHAMA NOT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU BECAUSE HE HATES EWES IN PARTICULAR KWEKU ANYIDOHO .
Is this a true story? Any way, the Gomoas and the Ekumfis have decided already to teach the NDC a big lesson come December 7, 2016. As for our chieves they can talk BUT they don't hold our thumps. They are talking the way they are talking because they are eyeing for V8. We shall who will win.
Time will tell.
LIARS LIARS LIARS JOHN DRANA MAHAMA AND ITS NDC COHORT CORRUPTION AND ***barred word*** JAH BLESS YOU PEOPLE LIARS. I REST MY CASE HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM GO AWAY GO WAY, COME OHHHHHHHHHH NPP WE NEED YOU PEOPLE FOR WE ARE TIRED CORRUPTIONS AND TEALING OUR RESOURCES SHWEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
v4C are just stomach people who hiding behind the truth. if any1 say there nothing in volta region by ndc then he/she is nor serious, speak for yourself
Majority of Ghanaians are not stuppppid. They saw the fuuuuulishness of NDC and voted them out in 2000. They will do it again this year. Nana B3 ba. JM must go (to hellll)
DO WE VOLTARIANS ONLY NEED GH50, CUTLASS AND BOWLS FROM POLITICIANS?GETTING TO ELECTION THEY WILL GO ROUND VOLTA REGION GIVEN OUR POOR MOTHERS AND FATHERS CUTLASS, GH50 AND RUBBER BOWLS JUST FOR VOTES AND AFTER THAT NEVER WILL THEY PASSBY AGAIN UNTIL ANOTHER ELECTION, MY MOTHER HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR THE NDC BUT HAS NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT. MINA MIA BU TAME NYUIE HAFI MIA VOTE SIA!!!!MINA MIATRO SUSU NE MIA DOLI NDC VIEE SIA,MINA MIA DO NPP HA KPOR SIA.
NPP will win power this year, no doubt about it.
WE THE TRUE VOLTARIANS THINK ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR REGION. LET US LISTEN TO TORGBUI AFEDE AND STOP VOTING FOR THE NDC. ANY OTHER PARTY THAT WILL BRING US DEVELOPMENT IS FINE BUT NOT THE DECEIVING MAHAMA AND HIS NDC.