Flag bearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the executives of his party in the Ashanti Region to ensure that they get 80% votes in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”2jUwcTpZr8sQPdcC8Bgfa20g2iCKS1gL”]He said\u00a0\u201cin the 2000 election, then candidate Kufuor achieved some 72% in the 1st<\/sup> round. In the 2nd<\/sup> round, I\u00a0achieved 79.5%, which rounds off to 80%. This meant victory for me\u00a0and victory for the NPP. Let us understand that 80% of the popular vote in Ashanti must come to us and I am the next President of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n He said such a dream can be possible if the leadership of the NPP and all the members in the Ashanti region work harder.<\/p>\n Nana Akufo-Addo gave the\u00a0charge at a meeting with\u00a0regional and constituency executives as well as parliamentary candidates in the Ashanti Region on day one of his\u00a0\u201cRise and Build Tour\u201d of the party’s traditional stronghold region.<\/p>\n The NPP flagbearer outlined three (3) important steps to be undertaken by the leadership of the NPP in the region to ensure that the party is elected in 2016.<\/p>\n Nana Addo admonished the executives to leave in peace and harmony with each other\u00a0and tasked the parliamentary candidates to ensure that everyone is brought on board.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need every single vote in Ashanti to be able to get the 80% target we have set,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n