"Some claim they are ‘transforming lives’, but Ghanaians are not seeing or feeling their so-called transformation - Nana Akufo-Addo,

With some 8 months to the general election, Nana Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party has stressed the need for the party to win the 2016 general elections.

He said "2016 election is for the NPP, and no matter what, we are winning the election of 2016."According to him,  "we are not winning this election for ourselves in the NPP, but for the people of Ghana, so that we can bring improvements and real transformation in their living conditions."

He made this known when the newly elected parliamentary candidate  for the Abuakwa North constituency, Gifty Twum-Ampofo paid a courtesy call on him at his Nima residence, after her victory in the parliamentary primary of Tuesday, March 1, 2016.

Assuring the new parliamentary candidate of his full support, Nana Akufo-Addo urged the new parliamentary candidate to be guided by the fact that "you are coming to work for the wellbeing of your constituents. That is your task, and that should always be at the back of your mind."

He added that, "JB was not an ordinary MP. You are succeeding him and this should tell you that you have a big task ahead of you. Everything I have heard so far points to the fact that you can do the job, and that is why the people of Abuakwa have elevated you to this position, to be their representative in Parliament. We must win this by-election decisively to show Ghanaians that this is and will remain an NPP stronghold."

Nana Akufo-Addo noted that "some claim they are ‘transforming lives’, but Ghanaians are not seeing or feeling their so-called transformation. They claim they have constructed a road here, but, when you go to the supposed site you find nothing there. We in the NPP, however, are coming to work to bring about real transformation in the lives of Ghanaians. We are coming to restore Ghana onto the path of progress and prosperity. We, in the NPP, must, therefore, work hard for victory in this election."

An NPP victory in Abuakwa North, he stressed, will be achieved once there is a sense of unity amongst polling station and constituency executives, further charging Gifty Twum-Ampofo to "make sure there is solidarity between you and your fellow contestants as well as with the party’s executives. You can do it – I have no doubt of that."

Gifty Twum-Ampofo, in her brief remarks, assured the NPP presidential candidate that, though she is relatively newcomer on the political scene, she is ready to strengthen the party’s grip on the constituency and increase the margin of votes for the NPP.

Alhaji Umar Bodinga, the NPP first vice Eastern regional chairman, reiterated the commitment of the entire membership of the party in the region to rendering the NDC’s ‘Agenda 50/50’ to nothing but "a mere slogan".

"We are assuring you that we are giving you nothing short of 70% of total votes in the Eastern Region, and we are beginning with Abuakwa North. We want to make history, and make you President of Ghana."