Southern Virginia NDC Congratulates President Mahama

The Southern Virginia branch of the National Democratic Congress NDC) in the USA has congratulated His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama on his affirmation by the Supreme Court of Ghana as the winner of the December 2012 presidential election.

In a statement signed and released by the branch chairman, Oheneba Nana Damte who is also the NDC/USA National Coordinator for Chapters, the Southern Virginia NDC also extended its heartfelt felicitation to the executives and members of the National Democratic Congress for rallying solidly behind the legal teams that represented the President and the party at the Supreme Court.

We cannot overlook the good job done by the legal teams for exhibiting brilliant legal prowess to ensure victory for the President and the party.

Whilst congratulating the President and the NDC party, the Southern Virginia NDC would also like commend all Ghanaians for the patience exhibited during the period of the landmark election petition proceedings at the Supreme Court.

It is our hope and prayer that all Ghanaians would come together and support the President to move the country forward for rapid development of our dear country, Ghana.

Furthermore, we are using this occasion to urge the government to focus on good governance and utilize all resources at its disposal to pursue the better Ghana agenda for the betterment of the citizenry.

To all government officials we wish to remind them that good governance implies that the governors must be accountable to the people, and the people have the right demand stewardship of the governors on issues concerning their security, health, jobs, education, food security, and provision of infrastructure that would make their life worth living. Against this background, all government officials should also do their part to work hard to justify the mandate Ghanaians have given to the party and the government.

We would also like to commend the security services for ensuring that Ghanaians experienced conducive and peaceful atmosphere during and after the court proceedings.

In addition, we the members of the Southern Virginia branch of the NDC wish to express our appreciation to the media for keeping Ghanaians informed on the court proceedings.

Finally, we implore the leadership, Parliamentarians and members of the NPP to put the election petition behind them and cooperate with the government to move Ghana forward. Thank you, and God Bless all Ghanaians.

Southern Virginia Branch of NDC/USA