[ 2015-11-27 ]

I’m eyeing “incident-free” contest with Mahama - Nana Addo
Ghana’s opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo is looking “forward to a healthy,
incident-free, democratic, free, fair and credible
contest” with President John Mahama in the
2016 elections.

The two protagonists of Ghana’s politics
will be facing off for the second time after the
2012 presidential polls which saw Mahama ascending
the presidential thrown for the first time.

Mahama is seeking a second bid, having served as
vice president under the late John Evans Atta
Mills while Akufo-Addo is going for his third
shot.

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)
endorsed Mahama with an overwhelming 95% votes
after a presidential primaries over the weekend.

Akufo-Addo in a congratulatory message said:
“Electing representatives of the people in a
Republic such as ours is key to deepening our
democratic values. In that regard, I commend the
members, officers and the executives of the NDC
for organising and participating in this essential
democratic exercise to elect their presidential
candidate as well as parliamentary candidates for
the various constituencies across the
country.”

“I hope lessons from last weekend will help
all of us to appreciate the need to strengthen our
electoral process and enhance the quality of our
democracy,” Nana Addo added.

Source - Starrfm

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