[ 2011-04-13 ]

Aliu Mahama condemns vote buying
Former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has taken
a swipe at parliamentary candidates who induce
party delegates with money during primaries and
described anyone who would indulge in such acts as
“enemies of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).”

He also appealed to members of the Party,
particularly party delegates, not to allow money
and vote buying to take centre stage at the
primaries of the Party scheduled for April 30.

He called for a unified front, hard work,
dedication and commitment to propel the party to
victory in 2012.

Former Vice President Mahama said this when he
addressed some NPP executives and party faithful
in Cape Coast after visiting the Kotokuraba
Central Market.

Party members, market women and traders cheered
him and he said vote buying in politics would
seriously impinge on the development of the
nation.

He said the NPP was determined to continue with
carrying out meaningful development projects when
it comes back to power in 2012 and advised
Ghanaians not to be gullible but make right
choices during the 2012 election

Former Vice President Mahama appealed to party
members to resolve to bury their conflicts and
keep faith with the party in order to clinch power
in the next general election by choosing good
parliamentary candidates.

He cautioned them against campaigning with huge
promises but on facts and on issues and reminded
them that as the strongest and largest opposition
party in the country it was important for members
to eschew internal wrangling, greed, selfish and
egoistic tendencies to enable them rally behind
the NPP presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo’s bid for victory in 2012.

The former Vice President earlier paid a courtesy
call on the Regional Chief Imam, Sheik Abubakar
Hassan, who expressed his delight for the visit
and advised the youth in the community to refrain
from acts of violence during the 2012 election.

The National Women’s Organizer, Otico Afisa
Djaba said women who are in the majority, are the
most affected by the socio-economic hardships and
urged them to vote the NPP back to power to seek
their welfare.

She advised the women to aspire to take up
political positions and pleaded with all party
members and executives to go down to the level of
the ordinary Ghanaian by encouraging intense grass
root participation to ensure the party’s victory
in 2012.

Source - GNA

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