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The governing National Democratic Congress, NDC is not leaving anything to chance in the 2016 elections even though its confident the massive infrastructural development, the improving economy, and relative stability in the state’s security will be endorsed by majority of electorates on December 7.

Barely three weeks after the massive NDC campaign launch which took place in Cape Coast, which political analysts acknowledged has gingered the ruling party’s grassroots machinery, President John Mahama is storming the Central region this week on the third leg of his campaign tour.

The President will begin his packed itinerary at Agona Abodom where he will inaugurate another Community Day SHS in the Agona West District. The campaign tour which has been planned to include other official functions will also involve an interaction at a breakfast meeting with the leadership of University lecturers, graduate students and senior democrats, courtesy call on Chiefs an interaction with traders and drivers.

On Monday, the President’s campaign team will operate within the Gomoa area and address a Constituency Rally at Ankamu.

He will begin his Tuesday campaign at the Central regional capital, interact with traditional leaders at Eguaafo, address a mini rally at Duakor and later launch the KEEA campaign at the Nana Kobena Gyan Square.

Key among other activities include a President an address to the people of Ekumfi Esuehyia, a durbar of Chiefs and People of Mankessim, people of the Nkusukum Traditional Area and courtesy calls on the Breman Traditional Council (Asikuma/Odoben/Brakwa), the Chiefs and elders of Anomabo, the Nsaba Traditional Council and the Paramount Chief of Effutu.

The five-day campaign tour which is targeting the coastal belt of the Central region will see the President interacting with artisans, whistle stops in key towns, mini rallies before the climax at Kasoa on Friday, where he will address a regional rally.

President Mahama’s administration has initiated key projects in the Central region which among other things has been received by the people as a gratitude to the late President John Evans Attaa Mills.

The Komenda Sugar Factory which can employ over 7,000 at peak production, the new Cape Coast Sports stadium, the Elmina Fish Processing factory, expansion in water systems, schools, new hospitals, highways including the asphalting of major town roads including Cape Coast and Winneba .

In 2012, the NDC won 492,374 votes in the region representing  52.1 percent closely followed by the NPP with  430,135, about 45.53%. This was a slight improvement compared to 2008 when the NDC polled 345,126 or 50.58% while the main opposition party, NPP won 313,665 of the votes representing 45.97 percent.

Vice Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, who inaugurated the taskforce at Agona Swedru in the Central Region about a week ago, declared operation 60 per cent for President John Mahama and 20 parliamentary seats for the NDC at the regional campaign launch at Agona Swedru.

Meanwhile the Vice President is also embarking on a three-day campaign tour which will take him the Upper East region. Mr Amissah Arthur who will be joined by Parliamentary candidates, some government appointees from the area and party executives will also address mini rallies and explain government policies and projects intended to improve the lives of Ghanaians.

Mr Amissah Arthur will be in Damango, Sawla, Bole ,Bamboi, Yipei, Sakote and Bolgatanga.

The Upper East region is traditionally an NDC stronghold. In 2012 it swept 80 percent of the Parliamentary seats and is working hard to increase it at least to 95percent.

The Vice President’s Campaign tour is to reaffirm the NDC support base days after NPP Presidential campaign tour of the area during which media reports suggested the NDC is losing grounds.

He will use the occasion to correct falsehood spread by the opposition NPP and highlight on the numerous infrastructure projects in the region.