-Mrs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has called on Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to vote massively for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December general elections.
She said Vice President Bawumia represents the future of the youth in the country.
She said the December 7 general elections was between a choice for the future and the past, expressing the belief that a vote for Dr Bawumia would signal a future of innovation and progress for the youth.
Mrs Botchwey made the call at a Thanksgiving Service for Elder Emmanuel Tobin, NPP Parliamentary candidate for Anyaa-Sowutuom, in Accra.
She lauded President Nana Akufo-Addo, and the leadership of the party and the Government for the numerous economic and social interventions to improve livelihoods.
Mrs Botchwey who was a former Member of Parliament for the constituency, explained that just as the party worked so hard to win the 2016 and 2020 elections, members of the party should be poised and robust to do same to win power to make history.
“The party had performed creditably in all the constituencies since 2017 but you should not be complacent to lose focus,” the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration added.
Mr Emmanuel Lamptey, former Ga Central Municipal Chief Executive, commended the leadership of the party in the constituency for their hard work for retaining the seat over the years.
He said no government in the history of the Fourth Republic had achieved progress, growth, development, and good governance compared to the NPP government.
He said another NPP government would continue to perform creditably in 2025 and beyond to initiate policies, programmes, and social interventions.
“This will ensure that those who had no hope and trust in the government would no longer doubt the leadership of the party to deliver on its mandate,” Mr Lamptey added.
Mr Anthony Boadu, Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency Chairman of the party, also called on the members, supporters, and party faithful to work harder to win power for the third term to make history.
He assured them that with hard work, resilience, unity and focus, the party could win a third term to steer the affairs of the state, which would give the citizenry hope, trust, and confidence.
Elder Tobin on his part, assured them of his zeal to push for infrastructural development for the constituency.
He said although some people and political analysts did not believe the NPP stood the chance to break the ‘8’, the party through hard work, would ensure that the agenda becomes a reality.
GNA
LKA /AD
24 Feb 2024
