NPP won't destroy Obama

The former Minister of Information and National Orientation, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, has emphatically stated that members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have no intention of doing anything to mar President Barack Obama’s visit to Ghana.

He indicated that Mr. Obama is not coming to visit only National Democratic Congress (NDC) members in the country but Ghanaians in general, and whatever he will bring will benefit Ghanaians and not NDC members alone.

Mr. Asamoah Boateng said this when hundreds of NPP supporters from his constituency trooped to his house at Kormantse to welcome him from Accra on his usual weekend visit to the area on Saturday.

The supporters were dressed in party colours amidst drumming and dancing to brass band music.

Mr Asamoah Boateng, also the former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mfantseman West Constituency, also called for unity among the party members to ensure total victory for the party in the 2012 general elections.

“This is not the time for us to think about who to lead the party but work hard so that whoever will get the nod to lead the party as a flag-bearer can win massively,” he added.

“A house divided cannot stand on its own, so let’s unite for the betterment of our party.”

The Constituency Vice Chairman of the party, Mr Felix Nyarko Antwi, assured the supporters of the party’s victory in the 2012 elections, adding that the NDC has not been able to fulfill any of its campaign promises to Ghanaians.

Mr Antwi expressed concern about the way the NDC government has been accusing the past NPP government of not leaving any money in the state coffers while leaving office, and therefore challenged the government of the day to come out boldly and tell Ghanaians where it got the over ¢3.6 billion to spend on the transitional team.

He said NDC rode on the wings of lies to power but now, Ghanaians have realized the mistake they made by voting for the NDC.

“God wanted Ghanaians to test the bad rule of NDC, hence the change,” he said.

Mr Asamoah Boateng was accompanied by his wife.

From Sarah Afful, Kormantse