Don’t be complacent — Opare-Hammond

Page 17. June 5, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Adenta, Mr Kwadjo Opare-Hammond, has admonished members of the party not to be complacent about the achievements of the Kufuor administration and has rather urged them to work hard to ensure resounding victory for the party in the December general election.
The MP noted that those laudable achievements should rather spur them on into active campaign to enable the party to improve upon its electoral success in the 2004 elections.
Mr Opare-Hammond was speaking to the Daily Graphic on the recent Adenta Constituency NPP delegates conference at which he was confirmed by popular acclamation as the party’s parliamentary aspirant.
The confirmation ceremony was supervised by the Greater Accra Regional NPP Youth Organiser, Alhaji Ahmed Yusif.
Mr Opare-Hammond said with the implementation of laudable government policies and programmes, such as the Capitation Grant, the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the School Feeding Programme, among others, Ghanaians had come to terms with a better administration of the country.
“What we need to do is to go out there to spread the good news of the Kufuor administration and what the party’s presidential aspirant, Nana Akufo-Addo, has in store for the people,” he said.
The MP added that the country, under the two-term rule of the NPP, had made a lot of strides, making it a showpiece of democracy and good governance.
He said the situation had given the people enough freedom to go about their businesses, adding that “with such achievements, we deserve to be given another mandate”.
Mr Opare-Hammond stated that the elevation of Adenta to a municipal status demonstrated the government’s resolve to develop the area and called on the people to reciprocate that gesture by voting massively for the party.
He pledged to work hard to retain the constituency and, therefore, pleaded with the rank and file of the party to rally behind him towards that direction.
Mr Opare-Hammond thanked the party members in the constituency for the confidence reposed in him and promised to justify the gesture by ensuring that the area got its fair share of the national cake.

Portrait of Mr Kwadjo Opare-Hammond, the MP for Adenta.