The event, being held at the Accra International Conference Center today, December 7, marks exactly a year since the party wrestled power from the John Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.

President Akufo Addo, his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and other leading members of the party will be at the event.

[contextly_sidebar id=”QqYNYEk2V5GAkB57ZUfeNTDiWBids7hF”]Acting General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, told Citi News the party’s victory was divine, hence the event to thank God for an incident-free election.

“It’s exactly one year since we had the historic elections of our country. It went very peacefully and we believe that God has done so much for us that we need to thank God for what he has done for us,” he said.

Akufo-Addo wins 2016 elections

Akufo-Addo thwarted John Mahama’s plan of serving a second term by beating him in the election with 53.85% of the total valid votes cast, against Mahama’s 44.4%.

Akufo-Addo’s victory was described as historic in many ways, as it was the first time a sitting President was beaten in an election, and also the first time a total vote difference of more than 1 million was recorded, between the winner and his closest opponent in an election in Ghana.

Many analysts who sought to explain Akufo-Addo’s victory attributed it to factors that include the general trend of public disaffection for sitting governments that have served 8 years in government, impunity and the perception of massive corruption in the NDC government among other things.

72-year-old Akufo-Addo, a lawyer, had earlier made two unsuccessful attempts at the presidency.

He contested the NDC’s John Evans Atta-Mills in 2008 but lost. He again failed on his second attempt in 2012 against the NDC’s candidate John Mahama.

The NPP’s conviction that the NDC rigged the election forced it to file a motion at the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the elections.

An 8-month-long legal tussle over the matter, eventually saw the Supreme Court upholding the election results declared by the Electoral Commission in favour of the NDC.

This however led to some reforms in Ghana’s electoral laws.

While on the campaign trail for the 2016 elections, Nana Addo announced policies that include setting up a factory in every district, building a dam in every village of the three Northern Regions, and providing a Ghc 1million development fund for every constituency, as some of the things he will do when he comes to power.

He also pledged to reintroduce the payment of a monthly allowance to nursing and teacher trainees in the country – something the NDC government stopped doing because it said it wanted to invest the money into educational infrastructure to enable it to admit more trainees.

Although Akufo-Addo has not explicitly given timelines to his pledges and policies, most Ghanaians are highly expectant of moves to implement them, especially in his first year.

So far, the allowance for trainee nurses and teachers has been restored, whereas the party’s flagship programme, Free SHS has been implemented, although it is faced with initial challenges.

Processes towards the fulfillment of other promises are also ongoing.

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Christopher Anani, self-employed, who allegedly assaulted a co-tenant for his jubilation over the New Patriotic Party’s victory at Agbogba, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.

Anani, who was charged with assault, pleaded with the court to allow him and the complainant settle the matter out of court.

The Court therefore referred the parties to the Alternative Dispute Resolution of the court system.

It however admitted Anani to bail and adjourned the matter to March 20. Inspector Emmanuel Haligah said the complainant, Richard Thompson, was tailor and a resident of Agbogba.  The accused person also resides in the same area.

The prosecution said on December 11, last year, when the Electoral Commission of Ghana declared the Presidential results in the December polls, the complainant became elated and began jubilating amidst shouts to wit: “We have won, we have won.”

The prosecutor said Anani, who stays in the same house with the complainant, became angry over the jubilation.

Inspector Haligah said the accused, who is perceived to be a National Democratic Congress sympathizer, entered into the complainant’s room and pulled him onto the compound and brutally assaulted him.

The prosecution said Anani‘s conduct resulted in “bodily affliction” to the nose, eye, legs with headaches.

A report was made to the Police and Anani was subsequently arrested.

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Source: GNA

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He served notice that his administration will not hesitate to arrest wayward NPP youth caught flouting the law.

[contextly_sidebar id=”JlcfbjALz3BLJHNvb4sfEz84cZCcy5NG”]DCOP Ken Yeboah raised this concern at a dialogue with some NPP youth organized by the party’s regional secretariat.

He said the police remained resolute in their commitment to protect life and property. He advised NPP youth to stay calm and search for jobs to improve their livelihood.

DCOP Ken Yeboah pleaded with opinion leaders in the region to deepen their collaboration with law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order.

The NPP Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu, reiterated his call on the party’s youth to remain law abiding. He described as needless any attempt by some party youth to molest and intimidate NDC supporters.

“We think certain happenings among the youth since the NPP were declared winners of the 2016 general elections are counterproductive and smacks of irresponsibility and chaos. The NPP is a disciplined party and we expect our youth to behave as such.”

Daniel Bugri Naabu assured the youth of maximum protection and a brighter future.

NPP victory health walk

The NPP Regional Youth Organizer, Rashid Salifu, announced the party’s intention to organize a victory health walk on Saturday December 17.

He encouraged all party loyalists to participate in the event ahead of the President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo’s swearing in ceremony.

He asked the party’s youth to prepare for mega night jams as part of activities marking the NPP’s victory in a grand style.

Rashid Salifu COP however reiterated the need for all party loyalists to celebrate the party’s victory with decorum.

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By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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