The Vice Presidential Candidate for former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Opoku Agyemang has assured that, The nation would rise again under John Dramani Mahama regime as President of Ghana. “Our beloved country can rise again; Ghana will rise again and this time, not to slack”.
Prof Naana Opoku-Agyemang made this statement during her official Outdooring as the running mate for the flagbearer the NDC, Mr. John Dramani Mahama for the upcoming December 7 general elections.
“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, our country is not sitting pretty. Things have gravely deteriorated. We all agree to that. It is high time we came together to do the hard work, to build, again, regardless how daunting. All is not lost”.
Politics President Mahama’s Vice President hinted, is not about insults or filthy language, not disrespect or fear, not violence or greed; not abuse of power or hypocrisy but, Politics is about fighting injustice, hunger, hopelessness, arrogance, selfishness, unbridled greed, corruption, state capture, disrespect of fellow human beings.
“In this fight, we don’t need private armies, mercenaries, destructive ammunition, or, in Ghanaian parlance, “by heart talk” or wanton ruining of hard-earned reputations. That is not politics; it is jealousy hoisted on cowardice”.
Ghana she stated, needed a leader with armour of principles, selflessness, compassion, truth, sacrifice saying, a leader who can firmly used the power given in the service of those who give it to him.
“Politics is to imagine a better community, a better constituency, a better region, a better Ghana; all of us building the Ghana we want, together. The time for us to rise as a nation is now”.
She entreated all Ghanaians to come together, walk and work towards a victorious election that goes beyond political triumph, towards a transformed Ghana, where equality thrives; where equity is paramount; where merit counts; where opportunity is not a privilege, where justice is just; and where sons and daughters can aspire to any height without the fetters of bias or limitation.
“To every person who has lost or is losing hope, our youth as a collective and specifically, indispensable constituencies made up of young women and girls—the professionals and those who remain unemployed, our friends in the media, wherever you are and whatever you do, drivers, food processors, chop bar operators; factory workers, market women, hawkers and spare part dealers; kayayee, artisans, gardeners and galamsyers or coconut sellers and cleaners and apprentices and babysitters, and many, many more—I address you last because you are very special to me: come, I open my arms to welcome each one of you to partner with the NDC to envision and craft and roll out a future of limitless prospects; a future where your dreams and those of your children are attainable, your voices are constructive, where your lives matter”.
