News:
February 10, 2011
The Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South, Stephen Balado Manu has strongly defended recent comments by the Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo Addo, which has been viewed by his political opponents as highly provocative and setting a tone for violence in the impending 2012 elections.
According to him, Nana Akufo Addo comments were well thought out and could not have better.
The Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during an address to party supporters in the Eastern Region on Tuesday 8th February 2011, warned that the NPP will not tolerate any attempts by members of the NDC to intimidate its members in the 2012 General Elections.
According to him, the NPP was founded with courageous and bold people who are ready to die for the party if need be to wrestle political power in 2012, adding that NPP supporters will match its political opponents boot for boot in 2012.
Speaking to ghanamps.gov.gh, the Member of Parliament Ahafo Ano South, stated he was hundred percent in support for those encouraging words from Nana Akufo Addo, as the NDC has over the years used intimation and bastardization to cow down NPP supporters.
“Look at what happened at Atiwa, Chereponi, Agbogbloshie and others where NDC thugs rained mayhem on NPP supporters injuring lots of them, have you heard the police do anything about it?, we need such tough leaders like Nana Addo to inspire our youth to be resilient “he said.
Hon. Balado Manu, also debunked the assertion that Nana Addo’s statement “They have intentions to intimidate us in 2012 because they believe that we the Akans are soft and cowards”, meant that the NPP were tribalistic.
“Which party in Ghana can be more tribalistic than the NDC, when the party in the run-up to the 2008 elections drew a map of Ghana which had former president filling spaces for other regions leaving the space for the Central region blank, what did that mean?, when the then candidate Mills said “adze wo fie oye’’ what was he implying’’ he asked.
Hon Balado Manu continued….“The NPP right from its formation can never be said to be tribalistic, my constituents know that I am hundred percent (100%) Northerner, but they have allowed me to occupy a seat in Ashanti region since 1997’’ he added.
Story by : Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh