Concede Defeat-Amoafo Yeboah Asked Nana
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot

Accra, Jan 2, Ghanadot - Mr. Kwesi Amoafo Yeboah, the Independent Presidential candidate in the 2008 elections has called on Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to concede defeat in the interest of peace and tranquility of the nation. He said the majority of Ghanaians have shown clearly that they prefer to have the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Prof. Mills as the next president.

“The gracious thing to do is bow out and work towards next time", adding that even though it may seem impossible, there is always a next time and that NPP must respect the Ghanaian and concede defeat.
To him, the allegations of rigging being leveled by the NPP and the NDC were very unfortunate if they were true and said that should not be the basis to keep the good people of Ghana waiting since at the end of it all it is them that suffer.

Mr. Amoafo Yeboah maintained that those who want to lead the nation cannot engage in such fraudulent acts in order to gain the mandate of the people adding that this will not get the country any where and urged that at all times leaders must seek the interest of the people before any other thing.

If the allegations are false, then Ghanaians, he said, must desist from peddling unfounded rumours as that could produce undesirable consequences for the country.
In a related development, the presidential candidate of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has however, congratulated the NPP for using the legal process to resolve whatever issues they have with the results.

He was happy that instead of using force, violence and illegal means, the party has resorted to due process.

Dr. Nduom, however, stressed the need for supporters of the NPP to exercise patience while their leaders use legal means to resolve the issues rather than cause any choas which will affect the peace of the nation.

To him it is important for Ghanaians to respect and uphold the peace the nation has been known for and be cautious not to take it for granted because of an election. He said if care is not taken, Ghana will not be the country “we are all proud of.”

He urged Ghanaians to be calm and wait quietly for the Electoral Commission (EC) to do its job to perfection, and advised that both parties must be as well ready to accept the result in good faith so that together the nation can move forward.

Ghanadot