[ 2016-12-14 ]

I’ll fulfill my promises - Akufo-Addo assures Ga Chiefs
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has
assured the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs
that he will be committed to fulfilling promises
he made to Ghanaians during his electioneering
campaign.

For instance, the promise of building harbours at
both the James Town and Teshie townships, he
reassured, will be implemented in the coming
years.

“It is because of this [performance in the
Region] that I am coming to thank you and to
reiterate my determination to implement policies
to develop the region,” he said in the Ga
dialect.

President-elect, Akufo-Addo, said this when he
called on the chiefs yesterday to thank them for
their support and wise counsel.

The visit was Akufo-Addo’s first call on the
chiefs since his declaration by the Electoral
Commission (EC) as the winner of Wednesday,
December 7 presidential elections.

Awed by his performance, Akufo-Addo was full
praise for the chiefs whom he said played key
roles in his landslide victory over his fierce
contender, President John Dramani Mahama of the
governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).

In this regard, he entreated the chiefs not to
hesitate in advising him when they are convinced
he is going off track.

“With this work, if you don't have people who
will advise you, it will be difficult,” he
said.

Earlier, the president-elect met with the National
Executive Committee (NEC) of his party to discuss
the transition process and persons to be appointed
to the various ministerial portfolios.

There have been speculations on who Akufo-Addo
will choose to help him govern the country.

Names have been suggested, but Mustapha Hamid, who
is the spokesperson for Akufo-Addo, in an
interview with media, said the competencies of the
individuals would determine the kind of positions
to be given them.

“I’m sure every stage has the competencies
that are required and therefore in the wisdom of
our President-elect these people have the
competencies to take over the administration of
the outgoing government," he said.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016
elections recorded a stunning 21 out of the 34
seats in the Greater Accra Region. This was an
improvement of its performance in the 2012 general
elections.

The party also polled 52 per cent of the popular
votes as against a disappointing performance by
the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Incumbent President John Dramani Mahama polled
1,125,751 in 2012 representing 52.31 per cent of
the valid vote cast in the Region. Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo had 1,009,787 which is 46.92 per
cent of the votes.

Source - Today Ghana

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