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<\/p>\nThe two major political parties in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have intensified their political campaigns with just about 60 days to this year\u2019s presidential and parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
The candidates for the two parties as part of their activities, have visited various communities where they interacted with the chiefs and local people.<\/p>\n
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Significant happenings on these visits include endorsement of candidates by chiefs, although the constitutions frowns on the act, as chiefs are not to be involved in active politics.<\/p>\n
The NDC\u2019s President John Mahama, who is seeking re-election for a second term in office, has so far been endorsed by various Chiefs in the Eastern, Northern and Brong Ahafo regions.<\/p>\n
Sunyani Chief \u00a0assures Mahama of 80% votes<\/strong><\/p>\n In October 2015, the Chief of Sunyani, Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri, said President Mahama should expect to secure at least 80 per cent of the total votes<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in the Brong Ahafo Region come December 2016.<\/p>\n According to him, the President is guaranteed of the maximum votes from the region because of what he described as \u201csatisfactory\u2019, the level of development brought to the area by the NDC government.<\/p>\n \u201cI was surprised that the people of the Eastern Region promised President Mahama 50 percent of the votes but I am promising that we will give the president 80 percent of the total votes in the region,\u201d Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri said.<\/p>\n Kukurantumi Chief guarantees Mahama 50% votes<\/strong><\/p>\n The chief of Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region, is also reported to have assured President Mahama of 50 per cent of the total votes in the region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Northern Regional House of Chiefs Prez declare support for Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n Affirming their support, the President of the Northern Regional House of Chiefs, Nayire Naa Bohugu Mahami Abdulai, prayed for the President to retain the seat<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe passionately pray that almighty God and our ancestral skins will support and back you to achieve your desired aim of continuing to be the president of the Republic of Ghana come 2016,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Nayire Naa Abdulai made the declaration over the weekend when President Mahama visited the area as part of his #ChangingLives tour ahead of the National Democratic Congress\u2019 (NDC) primaries on November 21.<\/p>\n Omanhene of Yeji endorses Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n While on a campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo region this week, President Mahama received the endorsement of the Omanhene of Yeji<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, Nana Pemapin Yaw Kagbrese on Tuesday [Ocotber 4], for a second term in office.<\/p>\n The chief, who doubles as the President of the Brong Ahafo regional house of chiefs called on Ghanaians to vote massively for the president in the December polls.<\/p>\n Nana Pemapin Yaw Kagbrese, who was addressing a gathering of elders and people of Yeji when President John Mahama visited the area as part of his Brong Ahafo regional tour, said the President had achieved a lot in his first term of office in spite of the numerous challenges he faced.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Chief of Bassa endorses Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n The chief of Bassa, Nana Owusu Sekyi III, in the Brong Ahafo Region, also endorsed the candidature of President John Mahama<\/a><\/strong><\/span> ahead of the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n Speaking at a rally during a campaign tour of the Brong Ahafo Region by the President, the Bassa paramount chief hailed\u00a0the NDC government\u2019s achievements in the last four years despite the challenges of the election petition in 2013.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will not be able to list all the NDC government has done for this community. Although they haven\u2019t constructing all the roads, we can clearly see that they are in the process of doing so. He used just three years to do all this because the first year was marred with the court saga so we congratulate him,\u201d he said The Bassa chief also lauded the achievements of the NDC in the education sector as he said the President had \u201cdone a lot in the education sector by providing a lot of infrastructure for us.\u201d<\/p>\n ‘Odumase Chief endorses Mahama’<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chief of Odumase No. 1, Nana Kwasi Yeboah, while addressing a gathering of people when President Mahama paid a courtesy call on him this week at his Palace, said the NDC government\u2019s achievements in the last four years has been very impressive, and called on Ghanaians to extend President Mahama\u2019s mandate<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do not need to make noise about it, all the projects we are seeing bears testimony to his [Mahama’s] good works. We are solidly behind you Mr President.<\/p>\n Volta Chief endorses Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n Nana Saafo Attara II, the Adontenhene of the Dodo Traditional area in the Volta region gave a resounding endorsement to President John Mahama during his \u2018Accounting to the People\u2019 of the Volta Region.<\/p>\n According to the chief, his endorsement is a universal reflection of what others in the Volta Region felt, \u201cPeople in Accra and the bigger cities who claim, we the people in this part of the Volta region can sit there and do their politics. We here can feel the impact and we appreciate what President John Mahama has done for us\u201d Zongo Chiefs<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in the Eastern Region also affirmed their resolve to vote massively and endorse the re-election of President John Dramani Mahama in the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n The chiefs said this when a delegation of the Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Zongo Caucus, led by Alhaji Shamsu Kwakwa, a member of the NDC National Campaign Committee, called on them at various locations including Koforidua, Suhum and Nsawam in the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n Tuobodom Chief declares support for\u00a0Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n Earlier in July this year, the Chief of Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo Region, Nana Obeng Ameyaw Barimah II, declared his support for flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n The Tuobodomhene, who was confident of an Akufo-Addo victory in the elections, explained that, \u201cin this world, it is only those who embark on good missions who are encouraged and supported.\u201d<\/p>\n Nana Obeng Ameyaw Barimah II who also doubles as the Akyempemhene of the Techiman Traditional Council made the endorsement on when Nana Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on him at his Palace as part of the flagbearer\u2019s campaign tour of the region.<\/p>\n Paramount Chief of the Tumu endorses Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n The Paramount Chief of the Tumu Traditional Area, Kuoro Richard Babini Kanton VI, endorsed the \u20181-District-1-Factory\u2019 and the \u20181-Village-1-Dam\u2019 policies of the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n According to him, \u201cwe have been following governments, since time immemorial, and, still, we have not gotten a dam. So I believe that if you give us a dam, it will really help us so much. And we are looking forward to you coming to office, so you give us a dam.\u201d<\/p>\n Garu Chief backs Nana Addo\u2019s presidential bid<\/strong><\/p>\n Nana Akufo-Addo was also endorsed by the Chief of Garu, Naba Asuguru Akuntam Wini, who declared his support for the NPP flagbearer in this year\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n According him, the NPP has a rich history of delivering on its electoral promises, and is no doubt that voting for Nana Akufo-Addo will only bring progress and prosperity to his people.<\/p>\n \u201cOur problem, in the past, was a district. President Kufuor, before the 2000 elections, came here and told us that if he won the election, it will be done. True to his word, the creation of the district was done. When NPP promises you something, it will be done. Thanks to his Excellency, President Kufuor, for giving us the district,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Chief of Bawku declares victory for Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n The Chief of Bawku, Naba Asigiri Azoka Abugrago II, on the visit of NPP flagbearer Nana Akufo-Add said \u201cthis is the proper endorsement I want to make. God willing this year, you will get what you want and become the President of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n The flagbearer had visited his palace as part of his campaign tour of the Upper East region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Over 50 Chiefs endorse Mahama in Ashanti Region’<\/strong><\/p>\n Over fifty chiefs in Atwima Kwanwoma in the Ashanti Region have declared their support <\/a><\/strong><\/span>for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo Addo ahead of the December polls.<\/p>\n According to the chiefs, Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP remains the country\u2019s best bet for good governance hence their decision to endorse him.<\/p>\n The chiefs led by Nana Yaw Owusu, the Mpaboahere [Sandals chief] of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II pledged their support on the first day of Nana Addo’s 4-day campaign tour of the region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Peki Chief endorses Akufo-Addo’<\/strong><\/p>\n The Gyasehene of the Peki Traditional area in the Volta Region, Togbui Takon Tutu Brempong has thrown his weight behind the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), \u00a0Nana Akufo Addo\u2019s bid to become President of Ghana.<\/p>\n![\"mahama-northern-chiefs\"](\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Mahama-northern-chiefs.png\")
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