General News of 2012-08-22

I won't let Voltarians down - Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has promised the people of the Volta Region that the government will not let them down. This was after the President was accorded a reception described as gargantuan and unprecedented when he arrived in the region Tuesday as part of his thank you tour of the country.

He said although he had anticipated that he would be accorded a warm welcome in the Volta Region, being the ‘ World Bank’ of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he did not expect “the reception to be that gargantuan and unprecedented”.

The President was in the region to thank the people of the Volta Region for their show of support and love during the funeral and burial of the late President John Evans Atta Mills.

People, young and old, lined up on the shoulders of the roads of the villages and towns to welcome President Mahama.

They waved national flags, National Democratic Congress (NDC) flags, leaves and white pieces of cloth to cheer the President, who stood in his open-top vehicle. Some of them jumped together with their children to demonstrate their excitement at seeing the President.

Some of the women spread their cloths, to demonstrate their excitement at receiving President Mahama and his team to the region. Some of the women lay flat on their cloths.

A few of the people wore NDC T-shirts with inscriptions such as “Same Vision – New Direction”; “Still Better Ghana”. They passed comments, such as “NDC all the way”; “One touch”; “You are welcome”; “Woezor”, which means you are welcome in Ewe.

President Mahama's entourage included the Chief of Staff, Mr John Henry Martey Newman, a Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr Alex Segbefia, the Chairman of the NDC, Dr Kwabena Adjei, and the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Joe Gidisu.