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UK-based group declares support for
Aliu Mahama
Accra, Dec. 4, Ghanadot/GNA - A UK-based Danquah-Busia
political grouping, the 'London Group', has endorsed Vice
President Aliu Mahama's bid for the presidential slot of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) and pledged to mobilize support
from the Diaspora to bolster his campaign ahead of the
Party's primary this month.
At a Press Conference at The Golden Stool restaurant in
north London, Mr Nii Asare-Addy, secretary of the group,
said their primary objective was to campaign for the Vice
President to enable him to be elected by the NPP delegates
and subsequently win the general election next year.
Mr Asare-Addy said as "a good apprentice", who had learnt
for close to eight years under President John Agyekum Kufuor,
there was no doubt he would perform. They, therefore
challenged the NPP to give him the mandate.
He said the under the Kufuor-led government, Ghana had made
strides and that it would be unfortunate to relinquish that
initiative.
"In all management structures where there is a form of
apprenticeship, unless the apprentice woefully under
performs, or is embroiled in an embarrassing scandal, or has
unanswered questions all over the place, he or she is almost
invariably promoted to the next level when that position
becomes vacant," he said.
Mr Asare-Addy asked: "If the NPP Congress were to reject
Aliu Mahama for another person, what would be the credible
reason to do so? And would that not be the beginning of the
end of the Party as we know it now?"
He held that Vice Presidents are apprentices and potential
presidents, adding that now that the apprenticeship is over,
Aliu Mahama has passed his training with distinction and he
is ready to take over.
He told the gathering that "the NPP and Ghana need Aliu
Mahama's brand of leadership, temperament and humility".
Mr Ben Annan, National Campaign Manager for the Vice
President, who inaugurated 'The London Group,' said the Vice
president was a leading candidate in the race and that no
man could beat him.
"As the national campaign manager, I can assure you that we
are running a decent, progressive and success-yielding
campaign and have thrown a big challenge to all the
aspirants," Mr Annan added.
Mr Annan said as the second top official in the government,
Vice President Aliu was the best person to lead the NPP to
victory in 2008.
"The wealth of experience he has gained in his current
position makes him the most suitable individual in our Party
to consolidate and extend the achievements of the past seven
years both at Party and national levels."
GNA
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