I’ll have your interest at heart, Akufo-Addo tells NDC supporters
Addressing a National Thanksgiving Services of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Akufo-Addo assured those who did not vote for him that their needs and concerns will continue to engage the attention of his administration.
- “I want to thank the people of Ghana for maintaining their confidence in our leadership of the Nation, specifically the over six point seven million people who voted for me, but in singling them out, I also want to assure the six point two million who did not vote for me, that I will have their interest at heart and in mind in all that I do."
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised to be a leader for all, assuring supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) he will have them at heart, despite voting against him in the 7 December 2020 elections.
Addressing a National Thanksgiving Services of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held at the forecourt of the State House, Akufo-Addo said while he is grateful to the over six million, seven hundred thousand Ghanaians who voted for him, he can assure those who did not vote for him that their needs and concerns will continue to engage the attention of his administration.
“I want to thank the people of Ghana for maintaining their confidence in our leadership of the Nation, specifically the over six point seven million people who voted for me, but in singling them out, I also want to assure the six point two million who did not vote for me, that I will have their interest at heart and in mind in all that I do,” Akufo-Addo said.
Election 2020
President Akufo-Addo and his Vice-President, Mahamudu Bawumia, got re-elected for a second term in office on 7 December 2020 after polling 6,730,587, representing 51.30% of the total valid votes cast as against 6,213,182 valid votes polled by his closest contender John Mahama, which represented 47.36%.
Thanksgiving sermon
In his sermon at the Thanksgiving service, Apostle Professor Opoku Oyninah, immediate past Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, indicated that the decision of the New Patriotic Party to give thanks to God is a gesture that demonstrates that the NPP recognizes that their success in the 7th of December 2020 elections is the doing of Lord and not based on the efforts of men. He charged the incoming Akufo-Addo administration to put the interest of the entire first in everything it does in office.
Prayers offered
As part of the Thanksgiving service, several members of the Clergy joined their faith together and offered prayers for the President and his family, the Vice President and his family, all NPP Members of Parliament elect, incoming ministers of State and government appointees. They also offered prayers for the leadership of the NPP at all levels s well as for the peace and for the people of Ghana.
Wilberforce Asare
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