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Press Release
NPP Member
October 24, 2014
AN OPEN LETTER TO NANA
AKUFO ADDO
WALKING THE PATH TO VICTORY......
Dear Sir,
I write to congratulate you on your emphatic
victory in the just ended October 18th
presidential primary. Let me also thank you
and the National Council of our party for
appointing Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as your
running-mate – it is a strategic decision
and a partnership that will realise our
dreams of winning political power in 2016,
with the purpose of transforming our economy
and bringing prosperity to the people of
Ghana.
As the then Press Aide to your keen
competitor, Mr. Alan Kyerematen, it was a
disappointing moment for me and those who
shared in my philosophy on who should become
our candidate, when the results were
announced. However, despite our disagreement
on candidacy, I stand proud of your iconic
accomplishment, because it was a victory for
the NPP and also the beginning of the
journey to the Flagstaff House.
As someone who cares deeply about the issues
surrounding democracy, political tolerance
and unity amongst patriots and Ghanaians, I
sincerely hope that your candidacy will
contribute to moving us towards a more
“camp-blind party”; Where people will agree
to disagree, yet work towards a common
ground that will inure to our collective
interests.
In moving forward, it must be said that the
2014 internal presidential election has been
quite reveling. One such revelation, which
came at the end of the vote count, is that
the NPP family is united in its decision
towards the 2016 national elections. In
spite of that, you should thank fellow
competitors for battling you to the end in
your primary fight: they made you a stronger
candidate and it forced you to build a
stronger grassroots team in all 275
constituencies, contributing to your
victory. You knew a 100% endorsement was not
possible, though, a 94% vote is a victory of
similar magnitude. However, the remaining 6%
must still be lauded for alternative views
that has kept this party and its democratic
tenets alive and on its toes.
That is what defines our tradition –
upholding the principle of choice at any
given time and fully cooperating and working
our heart out whenever a majority decision
or consensus has been achieved.
On the night of the declaration, political
pundits talked about an emphatic and
dramatic win from well-meaning patriot; an
admirable feat I must say. But I am quick to
mention that the victory places an enormous
responsibility on your shoulders as you
rightly indicated in your acceptance speech
and one which requires your immediate
attention.
History is a great teacher and as we go
forward, I humbly ask you to check on apathy
within our fold and also to properly
integrate the talents of all capable NPP
members whose efforts can win us the
national election in 2016.
I beg to sound a caution in my humble
capacity to all fellow patriots not to
repeat the mistakes of our past by
alienating our own, and to desist from
sounding threats of exclusion from a power
not yet won.
As the Bible says and I paraphrase, a good
shepherd is one who has a thousand sheep,
but still keeps an eye on the ‘one’ that
strays. There is power in numbers, and
sometimes the difference between a win and a
loss is a “single” vote; hence, we cannot
afford to lose our own.
In the spirit of togetherness, therefore, I
entreat your kind office to call us to
attention and charge us with the work
towards a resounding and convincing
one-touch victory in 2016. We cannot
disappoint the people of Ghana this time, it
is either we win or win.
The primary election also revealed a crack
amongst other irregularities that may have
caused us past defeats and has the power to
cause future mayhem if left unattended. It
may seem negligible, but out of about130,
000 votes, over a 1000 votes were ruined.
This may be an indication of a shortfall in
the training on certain voting procedures
which must be salvaged towards victory 2016.
The Ghanaian economy lays lifeless under the
crippling weight of corruption, incompetence
and economic destitution from the current
John Mahama led NDC administration. I will,
therefore, do my utmost best to support you
and the NPP party to regain power and
restore hope to the mass of our people.
In service to party and country,
Chief Obosu Mohammed
NPP member, Mfantseman
Obosu.mohammed@gmail.com
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