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Let’s put the elections behind us –
Mahama
Tamale, Jan. 11, Ghanadot/GNA – Vice President John Dramani
Mahama has called on all Ghanaians to put election 2008
behind them and forge ahead in unity to help develop Ghana
to become a real haven of investment destination.
“We are all one people with common cultural and national
bounding of which peace and unity must be seen among us so
that we would remain the envy of the rest of the
sub-region.”
Vice President Mahama made the call in Tamale on Saturday
when he attended the final funeral rites of Alhaji Baba
Gariba, father of Dr Sulley Gariba, Executive Director of
the Institute of Policy Alternative (IPA) who died last
week.
Mr. Mahama said, “There is no reason why we should fight one
another after the elections. We are all one with a common
destiny and we need to be each other’s keeper and guard
jealousy against the peace in the country.”
He described the late Alhaji Gariba as a peace loving person
who lived a life worthy of emulation.
“The old man during the second round of the elections told
me we would win and advised me to continue to spread the
truth to Ghanaians,” he said and indicated that with the
humility in which he lived his soul was already in Heaven.
Mr. Mahama said the NDC, under President Evans Atta Mills
would not disappoint Ghanaians who have reposed the
confidence in the party and voted it into power.
“What we are asking for are the blessings and cooperation of
Ghanaians and with God’s blessing, Ghana would become a
prosperous nation and we would ensure that good governance
is brought to the door step of the people,” he said.
He assured Muslims in the country that the NDC government
would ensure that Pilgrims were airlifted direct from Tamale
to Mecca to perform Hajj and appointed Mr. Haruna Iddrisu
(MP) for Tamale South to constantly be reminding Cabinet to
facilitate the implementation.
The Vice President later paid courtesy calls on some
traditional rulers within the Tamale Metropolis who prayed
that, President Atta Mills would work harder to unite the
country, which had been polarized over the years.
The occasion attracted high profile personalities such as Dr
Edward Nasigre Mahama, Leader of the People’s National
Convention (PNC) and his wife Comfort Mahama, Alhaji
Mohammed Mumuni, Leading NDC member, Mr. Alban Bagbin,
Majority Leader in Parliament, Mr. Moses Asaga, MP for
Nabdam, Alhaji Ibrahim Adam, ranking member of the NDC and
other national and regional executives of the party.
GNA
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