By Lydia Kukua Asamoah
Accra, Nov 20, GNA – The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on the electorates to vote massively for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer in the December elections to continue the progress of development of the country.
She advised Ghanaians not to allow the country to retrogress economically by voting the wrong party into power.
According to her, the country would suffer economically if another party apart from the NPP is voted into power.
The First Lady said this when she took her campaign tour to Ablekuma North Constituency on Tuesday.
The tour was also to bid farewell and thank the people for their support to the NPP over the past eight years.
Mrs Akufo-Addo met with artisans including dress makers, hairdressers, persons with disabilities, Okada riders, market women, insecticide powder producers among others, and appealed to them to vote for Dr Bawumia and the NPP so that they could continue the good work of the party.
She called on th electorates to vote for Dr Bawumia since he is the only one who could continue with the good work of President Nana Addo Dankwa.
The First Lady emphasized that she could vouch for the competence of Dr Bawumia as NPP presidential candidate, describing him as very competent and knowledgeable, and therefore should be given the chance to change the fortunes of the country.
“Dr Bawumia has ideas and will therefore take the country far,” she added.
She said “let no one deceive you to change the party in power,” as they have nothing to offer.
Mrs Akufo-Addo again called on all the electorates to vote number one in the presidential and the parliamentary elections as that was what would help change the fortunes of the country for the better.
She said Dr Bawumia would support women entrepreneurs by opening banks for small and medium enterprises so that they could source for loans to improve their businesses.
In canvassing support for the NPP Parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Madam Akua Afriyieh, the first lady described her as hard working and strong, who would be able to bring development to the area if paired with Dr Bawumia.
Madam Afriyieh on her part, said when the NPP come retain power, they would improve on the good works that they have already began and do more to improve the fortunes of people in the country.
GNA