Nana Akufo-Addo outlines vision to students

Page 13. November 19. 2004
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
A presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he is the most suitable among all the aspirants to hold high the banner of the Danquah-Busia political tradition after President Kufuor’s tenure of office.
He has, therefore, urged the delegates to the December 22 congress of the party to judge him by his contribution to the party in addition to his capabilities and give him the mandate to contest the 2008 elections.
Nana Akufo-Addo was addressing members of the Legon Friends of Nana Akufo-Addo (LEFONAA) at the forecourt of the Mensah Sarbah Hall of the University of Ghana.
Hundreds of students converged at the forecourt of the hall amid singing in praise of Nana Akufo-Addo. They also mobbed him when he arrived.
The meeting, which was at the instance of the students, was to offer them the chance to be educated about the vision of the aspirant.
Nana Akufo-Addo said that the NPP had chalked up a lot of successes within the last six years and, therefore, required someone endowed with the democratic credentials of the party to continue with the good works of President Kufuor.
He said he had been tried and tested over the years, and that supporters of the party knew what he was able and capable of doing if given the mandate to lead the party.
The aspirant called on the students to continue to offer him the necessary assistance to enable him to come out as the winner from the December 22 elections.
The students, who took turns to ask questions, encouraged Nana Akufo-Addo not to slacken but continue with his campaign to win the party’s presidential slot.