Okyeman endorses “Four More to Do More” – Okyenhene to Akufo-Addo

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, says Okyeman is united solidly behind the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in his campaign to win the December 2020 general election.

At a durbar held in honour of President Akufo-Addo on Friday 2 October 2020, on the second day of the president’s three-day tour of the Eastern Region, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin declared that the president has demonstrated that he is, indeed, “a president for all Ghanaians”.

According to the Okyenhene, “All of his [President Akufo-Addo’s] policies have affected every part of Ghana and have been of immense benefit to every Ghanaian. This is because he has an ancestry where greed and the love of money is eschewed. Service to the Ghanaian people is what he, President Akufo-Addo, is all about.”

The chief continued, “The president could have easily been someone whose only motivation in office is to amass wealth for himself. But no, he has not done that at all. On the contrary, he has implemented policies that have benefited us all, and improved our living standards.”

Generous spirit

Touching on President Akufo-Addo’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin applauded the 17 addresses by the president which have so far outlined the measures being taken by the government to defeat the pandemic, as well as the steps to ease the restrictions safely.

“He has taught us the importance of observing and adhering to the COVID-19 protocols. We should thank God that, at this stage of our national life, he has given us a leader like him.

“At the height of the pandemic, he provided us with free water and free electricity. He also gave allowances to frontline health workers. This shows the large generosity of his heart,” he said.

The effective management of the economy over the past three and a half years by the Akufo-Addo government, he stressed, has ensured that the pandemic, which has wreaked havoc on economies around the world, did not bring untold hardship to the Ghanaian people.

About Free Senior High School, the Okyenhene argued that the policy has ensured that money, or rather the lack of it, has not denied any Ghanaian child access to education. Other policies being initiated by the president, such as One District, One Ambulance, One Village, One Dam and the Nation Builders Corps, as well as the development of road infrastructure and the Zipline drone delivery service, are all bearing fruit.

“He was born into a good home. He began to believe in the public values of equity, equality, freedom and the pursuit of justice. All these are virtues Nana Addo possesses. It is said that, by their fruits, you shall know them. If his policies are bearing fruit, we in Okyeman say, ‘Nana, toaso’,” he declared.

For residents of Okyeman who have been beneficiaries of the president’s policies, the Okyenhene had a word of advice.

“If you are from Okyenman or a Ghanaian, and your child is a beneficiary of Free SHS and all the other policies of the government, and you believe there is a new wind of development blowing, and you don’t vote well on 7 December…” he said. The hanging statement elicited rapturous applause from the guests gathered.

Vote on my record

For his part, President Akufo-Addo thanked the Okyenhene and Okyeman for the warm welcome accorded to him and his delegation.

He told the gathering: “My government did not come to do lazy work. All aspects of our national life have benefited from our policies, be they in health, roads, industrialisation, or agriculture. My government has worked for the benefit of all Ghanaians.

“I have proven that I did not come to lie to Ghanaians, but to work for the progress and development of Ghana and for all Ghanaians. I am asking the people of Ghana to assess me on the basis of my record, and, if they were satisfied with it, they should give me an opportunity to do more for them by voting for me.”

The president further told the audience gathered: “I am a man of my word. I did not come to deceive anyone, and that is what has given me the courage to seek your support in the upcoming elections. This is what will strengthen me to consolidate the gains chalked in my first term.”

Click on the link below to listen to the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin.

Wilberforce Asare / Asaase Radio

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