He said the NDC does not deserve any massive votes from the electorate in
the three regions of the north because of the Mills-Mahama led NDC government’s failure to successfully implement the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority policy.
In his own words, Nana Addo alluded that the Mills-Mahama led NDC government copied blindly from the Northern Development Authority concept which was captured in the NPP’s 2008 campaign manifesto.
This, he said explained, is why the SADA policy’s implementation has not taken off.
The NPP 2012 flag bearer therefore challenged the NDC government to prove him wrong by pointing to any single project that has so far been executed under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority policy.
Nana Akufo – Addo said this when he addressed NPP leadership as well as winners and defeated candidates of the just ended NPP Parliamentary primaries in Tamale as part of the NPP’s “All hands on deck” tour.
As though that was not enough, he further accused the NDC government of reneging on its campaign promise of implementing the one time premium policy for the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Touching on the main agenda of his visit, Nana Akufo Addo maintained that the NPP needed a united front to wrestle power from the NDC, hence the need for both the winners and the losers of the Parliamentary primaries to work together for a landslide victory in 2012.
He pleaded with the elected Parliamentary candidates to reach out to the losers and their followers as a means of building the party’s frontiers ahead of the 2012 crucial elections.
Outlining his vision for Ghana in 2013, he promised that the next NPP government under his leadership will introduce what he termed as “A universal health care system” to cater for the health needs of Ghanaians irrespective of their age or income levels.
Nana Addo also reiterated his pledge to make education free for all from the
basic to the second cycle institution levels.
Other party bigwigs who addressed the gathering included the national Chairman, Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey; General Secretary Mr. Owusu Afriyie affectionately called Sir John and Nana Addo’s campaign Manager, Mr. Boakye Agyarko.
Majority of the elected Parliamentary candidates including Alhaji Boniface Abubakari Sadique for Salaga constituency, Alhaji Zakaria Yakubu for Yapei Kusawgu, Alhaji Mohammed Habib Tijani for Yendi constituency as well as Mr. Saani Sayibu for Mion constituency who were present at the event said they were inspired by their flagbearer’s message.
They disclosed their intensions to work hand in hand with every member of the NPP to win their seats for the NPP in 2012.
Nana Akufo Addo and the NPP leadership have since left for the Upper East Region
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