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President Mills
feels at home in Volta Region
Ho, April 18, Ghanadot/GNA-
President John Evans Atta Mills arrived to a warm welcome in
Ho the Volta Regional capital on Friday and declared the
region his second home.
“As I drove through town I waved more than I could bear”, he
quipped.
“If today I come to you as President it’s because you made
it possible,” President Mills told a motley crowd of royals,
party members and sympathizers, including some former
regional stalwarts of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
who jumped ship prior to the 2000 elections perhaps seeking
to make a comeback.
President Mills, who is on A three-day visit to the region
to express his appreciation to the people would however,
limit his activities to the Ho Municipal area.
A mild late afternoon sun crawling across from the Eastern
sky to the West, cast a golden brightness on the colourful
atmosphere of conviviality at the forecourt of the Asogli
Palace where the crowd, amidst the throbbing of talking
drums waited patiently and expectantly for the arrival of
President Mills.
His arrival at the forecourt suddenly sparked off pushing
and shoving as the crowd sought to have a physical touch of
him, compelling the police at certain stages to form a human
barrier between the President and his admirers.
After the necessary traditional courtesies the Agbogbomefia
Togbe Afede XIV minced no words in telling President Mills
why the region contributed to his victory efforts and their
expectations of him.
“Volta Region desired change because we have not fared well”
it is therefore the expectation that the “next eight years”
would bring landmark changes to the region, the Agbogbomefia
said.
The stool father and uncle of Agbogbomefia, Togbe Akpo put
it more bluntly as he poured libation wishing President
Mills well and reminding him of the dashed hopes of the
region in the first eight years of the NDC rule.
Togbe Afede said the expectations of the people of the Volta
Region, not withstanding, President Mills should be leader
of the whole of Ghana, ruling in justice, fairness and
humility.
In a brief response, President Mills thanked Togbe Afede for
his role in the transition process, “I say a big thank you
for coming to our aid”.
“I know that the greatest expectation of the region is your
roads, you have Joe Gidisu,” in reference to the Minister of
Roads and Highways.
GNA
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