The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has justified his decision to appoint former National Chairman, Peter Mac Manu as his Campaign Manager for the 2016 election.
Some critics have questioned why the choice of Mac Manu considering the fact that he failed to retain power for the party in the 2008 election when he was the then party Chairman.
But speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana show on Tuesday, Nana Addo said he is confident in the ability of the campaign team led by Peter Mac Manu to deliver victory for the NPP in 2016.
[contextly_sidebar id=”nJIJfC6nMPwadYFjd15Jl4HJF2hRGlKd”]He highlighted some of Mac Manu’s achievements in the past saying “he was the Western Regional chairman of the party who helped the NPP to get majority seats in the region. He has that to his credit as well as working very much at the grass root level. He was able to catapult us into a position of political prominence in the Western Region.”
According to Nana Addo, Mr. Mac Manu is also “extremely familiar with electoral processes.”
He added that Mac Manu is noted for his enormous knowledge in electoral processes saying “he’s been asked to talk about electoral systems all over the world. Although he has not been an electoral commissioner before, there is recognition that his knowledge of interest in the area is amazing.”
The Mac Manu led team assisted by Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere, Dan Botwe, was outdoored at the NPP’s 15th National Delegates Conference over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mac Manu has promised to reconcile all disgruntled members of the party to support the campaign for victory.
He said “although I have been appointed leader of the campaign, every member of NPP, every supporter, every well-wisher is a member of the campaign because we need to get to every voter to explain issues to them. Mac Manu and his team alone cannot do that” he emphasized.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana