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Tamale residents root for Jawula
Tamale, April 18, Ghanadot/GNA - Some
residents in the Tamale Metropolis have added their voice to
calls to nominate Alhaji Mohammed N. D. Jawula, Chief
Director of the Ministry of Health, as the running mate of
Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the NPP flag-bearer, in the
December general election.
They described Alhaji Jawula as "a very competent gentleman
and a strategist", who could sway the floating voters from
the NDC and the other political parties.
Speaking to the GNA in separate interviews in Tamale on
Thursday about the choice of Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo,
Mr. Albert Atutiga, a former Northern Regional chairman of
the Convention People's Party (CPP) described Alhaji Jawula
as "a perfect Presidential running-mate" for the NPP if it
wanted to make a greater impact in the impending elections.
"I support all those who are calling on the NPP flag-bearer
to nominate the Lepowura as Vice-Presidential candidate for
the December polls because I worked with him at Gambaga in
the early 70's and I know his capabilities," he said.
Mr Atutiga said though he was not a member of the NPP he
preferred the choice of Alhaji Jawula to the rest of the
names that had cropped up and appealed to Nana Akufo-Addo
not to underestimate any call to nominate Alhaji Jawula.
He said all the names that had so far emerged for
consideration were good but Alhaji Jawula's stood tall
because of his popularity in the sports arena where the
youth and the Muslim folk could rally behind the party for
the needed victory.
Mr. Timothy Tia Jabuney, an Accountant, described Alhaji
Jawula as "a unifier and a perfect team leader" who would
not only galvanise voter support from the Northern Region
alone but also from the Zongo communities all over the
country due to his Muslim background.
He said Alhaji Jawula's handling of affairs at the Ghana
Football Association (GFA) as its chairman had won the
hearts of many football lovers and could do the same to help
the NPP retain power in December.
Mr. Alhassan Musah, Programmes Manager of the Regional
Advisory Information and Network Systems (RAINS), an NGO,
said Alhaji Jawula had the development of the North at heart
and could use his long experience at the civil service to
draw many people to the NPP.
He said Alhaji Jawula had a good rapport with all the
opposition political parties and the ordinary man on the
streets, which asset could help catapult the NPP to a big
electoral victory in December.
Those who spoke to the GNA on conditions of anonymity
indicated that the Lepowura did not belong to any
chieftaincy gate in Dagbon that could create doubts in the
minds of many particularly, the Dagombas, and this could
work in the favour of the NPP if he was chosen as the
running mate.
GNA
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