President Akufo-Addo introducing Lydia Seyram Alhassan as the NPP\u2019s candidate at the rally. Looking on is the party\u2019s Chairman, Freddie Blay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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President Akufo-Addo introducing Lydia Seyram Alhassan as the NPP\u2019s candidate at the rally. Looking on is the party\u2019s Chairman, Freddie Blay<\/strong><\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo shook the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency with his presence at the last rally before tomorrow\u2019s by-election.<\/p>\n
Lifting \nthe hand of Lydia Seyram Alhassan in the air, the President urged voters in the \nconstituency to vote for her as an honour to her late husband to continue his good \nworks.<\/p>\n
Speaking \nduring the rally at Bawalashie, a segment of the constituency adjoining East \nLegon, he described the candidate as a woman of substance who hails from \ndiverse ethnic groups.<\/p>\n
The party \nfaithful expressed admiration for the President when he arrived at the venue.<\/p>\n
President Akufo-Addo told Ghanaians that his achievements, since assuming the leadership of the country, are real and not lies as his opponents are claiming.<\/p>\nThe crowd at the rally <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
He said \nhis opponents described him as a liar when he was campaigning before the last \nelections. <\/p>\n
He said \nhe has always put everything in the hands of God, hence his \u2018The battle is the \nLord\u2019s\u2019 mantra.<\/p>\n
President \nAkufo-Addo, who said the battle is still the Lord\u2019s, recalled his promise to \ndeal with the restiveness in Dagbon when he wins power which was doubted by \nsome people. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that \nI have been able to restore peace in this part of the country, my opponents are \nunhappy with the turn of events.\u201d <\/p>\n
He said \nVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has compiled the achievements into a \ndocument which are verifiable, saying \u201cit is not a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n
He \nexpressed gratitude to his compatriots for the support they have offered him \nover the past two years, adding that this gesture has been a source of \nencouragement to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe \neconomy has moved away from the mess in which it was when I took over the \nthrottles of power.\u201d <\/p>\n
The \nnext two years, he said, would be represented by marked improvements.<\/p>\n
He also \nasked Ghanaians to join hands in moving the country forward.<\/p>\n
The \nVice President, on his part, told the gathering that the President Akufo-Addo \nhas a zero tolerance for incompetence, adding that in 2016 Ghanaians replaced a \nvisionless government with a visionary one. <\/p>\n
Some leading \nNPP personalities, who are also government appointees, took turns to campaign \nfor votes, as the clock ticks towards the by-election.<\/p>\n
They \nall asked members of the constituency to lend their support to the NPP \ncandidate Lydia Alhasaan, who in spite of her mourning mood, has been active on \nthe campaign trail since she emerged victorious in the primary. <\/p>\n
When the \nNPP General Secretary John Boadu mounted the rostrum, he expressed gratitude to \nthe selfless work they have put in so far. <\/p>\n
Tomorrow\u2019s \nelection, he said, is not an NPP Congress but an election within the \nconstituency for voters. <\/p>\n
The NPP candidate canvassed for votes in various languages at the event.<\/p>\n
By Charles Takyi-Boadu <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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