Aliu Mahama condemns vote buying

Cape Coast, April 12, GNA - Former Vice President Alhaji

Aliu Mahama has taken a swipe at parliamentary candidates who

induce party delegates with money during primaries and

described anyone who would indulge in such acts as 93enemies

of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)". He also appealed to members of the Party, particularly party

delegates, not to allow money and vote buying to take centre

stage at the primaries of the Party scheduled for April 30. He called for a unified front, hard work, dedication and

commitment to propel the party to victory in 2012. Former Vice President Mahama said this when he addressed

some NPP executives and party faithful in Cape Coast after

visiting the Kotokuraba Central Market. Party members, market women and traders cheered him and

he said vote buying in politics would seriously impinge on the

development of the nation. He said the NPP was determined to continue with carrying

out meaningful development projects when it comes back to

power in 2012 and advised Ghanaians not to be gullible but make

right choices during the 2012 election Former Vice President Mahama appealed to party members

to resolve to bury their conflicts and keep faith with the party in

order to clinch power in the next general election by choosing

good parliamentary candidates. He cautioned them against campaigning with huge promises

but on facts and on issues and reminded them that as the

strongest and largest opposition party in the country it was

important for members to eschew internal wrangling, greed,

selfish and egoistic tendencies to enable them rally behind the

NPP presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's

bid for victory in 2012. The former Vice President earlier paid a courtesy call on the

Regional Chief Imam, Sheik Abubakar Hassan, who expressed

his delight for the visit and advised the youth in the community

to refrain from acts of violence during the 2012 election. The National Women's Organizer, Otico Afisa Djaba, said

women are in the majority, are the most affected by the socio

economic hardships and urged them to vote the NPP back to

power to seek their welfare and minimize their plight. They should also aspire to take up political positions and

pleaded with all party members and executives to go down to the

level of the ordinary Ghanaian by encouraging intense grass root

participation to ensure the party's victory in 2012.