Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo has said Ghanaians believe the NPP has the capacity to manage Ghana’s economy better than the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
[contextly_sidebar id=”LOn0qiKBn0BRKporMkILgKnaZdSF6HLG”]He observed that more Ghanaians are of the view that “we in the NPP can be trusted to better manage the economy and create the opportunities for prosperity.”
“My own sense is that the Ghanaian people have come to trust me. Contrary to the propaganda, they know that I will not put my ambition and selfish interest before the wellbeing of the country. They know I have been sincere and consistent with what I believe we must do to bring about prosperity for everyone,” he added.
Nana Akufo-Addo made the statement in response to a question posed by Dr Alex Vines OBE, Head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, at a roundtable discussion in London.
Dr. Vines wanted to know why Nana Akufo-Addo believed he would be third time lucky in securing the Presidency.
Explaining further, Nana Akufo-Addo said, “When I go around the country, I sense this and it is like, after all let us give him a chance for him to show what he can do.”
Akufo-Addo said when voted into office, his government would ensure fiscal discipline and macroeconomic stability, to curb inflation, bring down interest rates and move away from the high fiscal deficits and “reckless borrowing that has characterized the Mahama government.”
He will be contesting for the presidency of the country for the third time in the 2016 elections.
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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