Ghana Needs Akufo -Addo, NDP Chair Declares Updated: 03 -Nov -2014

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) , Dr. Josiah Aryeh, has endorsed the candidacy of Nana Akufo -Addo ,
the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, pledging the full co -operation of the NDP ahead of the 2016 general election.
According to the NDP Chairman , Ghana is in a “ critical stage ” and is hopeful that under the
leadership of Nana Akufo-Addo , the change Ghanaians are desperately yearning for will
manifest . “ We believe that , in you ( Nana Akufo- Addo ), we
can have the sort of leadership that we need for that change. We are in danger of falling into the pits of kakistocracy and I think that
we here are too level -headed, broad- minded and open -minded to allow these things to go
on ,” Dr. Aryeh said The NDP Chairman was of the firm conviction that Ghanaians , who voted for John Mahama and the NDC in the 2012 election , have
regretted their actions, explaining that “I believe that Ghanaians have learnt each time we go through the electoral cycle . We bear the pain of those we think ought to be there ( leading us) , but aren ’t there and this time round ,
( in 2016 ) we want to make sure that we stand shoulder to shoulder, with all like- minded Ghanaians , to ensure that Ghana gets
the best .” Dr . Aryeh made these remarks when he called on Nana Akufo -Addo , on Monday, November 3 , to congratulate him on his emphatic victory in the NPP presidential primary . Nana Akufo-
Addo won with 94 .35 % of the valid votes cast. He explained to Akufo-Addo that the leader of the NDP , Her Excellency Nana Konadu
Agyemang Rawlings , who was to have led the delegation , was temporarily indisposed. The NDP Chairman was accompanied by Mr .
Hayford Amoako , General Secretary of the party, Mr . Gaisie , Director of Operations of the party, Ernest Owusu Bempah and Ms Yaa
Adusei , both part of the communications team , and Alhaji Frimpong , Director of Research and
Development . Nana Akufo-Addo , on his part , welcomed the message of solidarity and the “outstretched hand of co-operation ” from the NDP , urging that regular meetings and the sharing of ideas should take place, as “we can’t go to sleep and wake up in 2016 to prepare for battle. ”
“ I am sure all of us are clear in our minds that we want the best for this country , a country that has tremendous potential. And if we all
put our shoulders to the wheel in an honest and patriotic manner, we should be able to get a good result for Ghana , in terms of progress of our nation and satisfying the demands of our people for a better life ,” Nana Akufo-Addo said. He continued , “All of us, who see that a much
more proactive and enhanced Ghana is possible , should work together to make it happen. I am not asking people to leave their
parties to join the NPP, but we can definitely collaborate and co-operate to bring about the change in our country . That should be the first thing in the minds of us all.”
Present at the meeting were Mr . John Boadu , NPP National Organiser ; Ms. Otiko Djaba, NPP
National Women ’s Organiser ; Mr . Sammy Awuku , NPP National Youth Organiser; and Dr .Kwame Amoako Tuffuor, a member of the
Party’s National Council.