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NDC has turned NPP's World Bank into
rural bank - Mahama
Ammatin, July 22, Ghanadot/GNA - The NDC on Tuesday said it
had turned the NPP's claim that the Brong Ahafo was their
“World Bank” into a “rural bank”.
Mr John Dramani Mahama, running mate to Professor John Atta
Mills, flag
bearer of the NDC said: "I am convinced that the large
crowds which have been giving us rousing welcomes even in
torrential rains were so convincing that the NPP's gimmick
of underrating us is a mere speculation and slogan.”
Mr Mahama who was addressing separate rallies at Abease,
Zamrama, Yeji, Prang on his 10-day campaign tour of Brong
Ahafo said: "The surprising thing is that some towns and
villages which we do not have on our itinnery literarily
‘ambushed’ us at night and sometimes pleaded to listen to
our message and shouted the slogan that ‘Afedie yesesa’
meaning ‘this year we will change things.’
"My main concern was the thousands of youth in whose faces I
see deep
concern and love who are mostly unemployed.
"That is the more reason why the NDC said it would give hope
to the
hopeless, create jobs for the jobless and would ensure that
Ghanaians do not get discouraged in politicians who only
give them false promises during campaign periods.”
Mr Mahama said the promise that Prof. Atta Mills had made to
the people that he would make F-CUBE absolutely free and
provide free school uniforms to pupils was attainable.
He said the NDC would revitalise the local cotton industry
to produce the raw materials for tailors and seamstresses to
sew school uniforms in their localities.
Mr Mahama reiterated that the NDC would ensure that this
year's election was held in peace and declared that the NDC
would win the 2008 December elections and form the next
government under Professor Mills.
He appealed to the supporters to remain vigilant so that
they would not be cheated out, while ensuring the peace
needed for the country's development.
Mr. Johnson Aseidu Nketia, General Secretary of the NDC,
said it was
surprising that some of the development projects initiated
by the NDC during their time had either been abrogated or
put under conditions which were not the real programmes that
would ensure equitable distribution of national wealth.
He appealed to the NDC supporters not to surrender their
voter ID cards to anybody under the promise of securing them
loans.
Mr Nketia urged all those who had attained 18 years and
above to register when the voters’ register was opened at
the end of the month.
GNA
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