Whilst congratulating Hon. Ursula Owusu Ekuful on her victory, and describing her as a \u201ctalented MP who has a bright future\u201d and \u201cone of the foremost female voices in our country\u201d, Nana Akufo-Addo also reserved special praised for Mr. Roni Nicol, the other contestant in the April 9 primary.<\/p>\n
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Mr. Nicol, who accompanied the MP to Nana Akufo-Addo\u2019s residence, had, in the aftermath of the primary, pledged his and the unflinching backing of his supporters towards ensuring that Hon. Ursula Owusu Ekuful retained the seat for the NPP.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoni has shown that he is a true-blooded NPP member. He contested the primary and the votes he garnered were very substantial. After the vote, whatever he needed to do to ensure oneness prevailed in the party, he did. He needs to be commended highly. Roni is a first class example to the party of how people should behave,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cNPP always remembers those who work hard for the party. I am here as flagbearer of the party partly because of the work I did in the past. Roni, this is your first time, there is plenty of opportunity for you in the future. Be what you are \u2013 a strong party man. Give Ursula your support, make sure she is retained with an increased majority and NPP people will reward you one day. What I have seen is reassuring and I believe Ablekuma West is on the cusp of something very great.\u201d<\/p>\n
NPP votes will increase in Ablekuma West<\/strong><\/p>\n Thanking Nana Akufo-Addo for his warm reception, Hon. Ursula Owusu Ekuful reassured the NPP flagbearer that \u201cwe are determined to make Ablekuma West an example for other constituencies to follow suit. We are going to work hard, and, by His Grace, with an enhanced margin. This year, we in in the NPP are not interested in just parliamentary seats. We are interested in a President from the NPP for Ghana. We will do whatever it takes.\u201d<\/p>\n She also disclosed that she had taken the initiative towards reconciling members of the party in her constituency who were disgruntled before, during and after parliamentary primaries.<\/p>\n \u201cI am confident that God will bless this initiative and calm every heart that is in pain. We will enter every household and talk to those who had said they were not going to vote, so they change their minds. We will make sure we bring every member on board so they vote for the NPP\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n On the 36,975 votes the NPP chalked in 2012 election in the constituency, she pledged a significant increase over the 2012 figure in 2016. This, she explained, will be Ablekuma West\u2019s contribution towards ensuring that Nana Akufo-Addo obtains the 50%+1 vote needed for victory.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to win the next election. We are all mindful of that and we will do whatever it takes to ensure that victory is ours. If they are counting the constituencies that contributed to the NPP victory, Ablekuma West will be one of the foremost. We thank you for your support and encouragement over the years,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: NPP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called on Ghanaians who are desirous of change in their current circumstances and are yearning for progress and prosperity in their lives, to vote for the NPP in this year\u2019s presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Nana Akufo-Addo, he is of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":208063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[58,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n