Editor-In-Chief
of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Kweku Baako Jnr. has acclaimed the
2012 Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the "man of the year."
According
to him, Nana Addo deserves a prestigious "international peace award"
for what he believed is a "great favour" he did Ghanaians for ensuring
peace in the country.
Alluding to his major feat in August this
year when the nine-panel members sitting on the NPP Presidential
election petition delivered their verdict, Kweku Baako hailed Nana Addo
for accepting the outcome of the court ruling in good faith.
In
August this year, Ghana marked a historic moment when nine Justices of
the Supreme Court sitting on the Presidential election petition filed by
NPP leaders; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, his Running mate Dr. Mahamudu
Bawumia and the party' Chair Jake Obetsebi Lamptey against the
Electoral Commission, gave their final verdict on the case.
The
case, which lasted for nearly eight months, saw President John Dramani
Mahama being declared as "validly elected" Head of State, following the
petitioners' quest to overturn his legitimacy after discovering some
lapses in the 2012 general elections.
The 2012 Presidential
candidate of the NPP and first petitioner in the case told journalists
at the Supreme Court minutes after the verdict was pronounced said
though he “disagrees” with the verdict he “will not ask for a review so
we can all move on”.
“I disagree with the court’s decision but I accept it and I ask all our supporters to accept the verdict,” he said.
Nana
Akufo-Addo said: “Ghana’s election will never be the same again after
this petition” adding that “we have set precedence for generations to
follow”.
He urged the two parties to put their differences aside
and come together to build Ghana, adding that he had called President
John Mahama to congratulate him.
“This is the time for all of us
to come together and work together to find solutions…To my party; I say
we have a lot to be proud of. Let us wish our president well and thank
the almighty…the battle continues to be the Lord’s”, Nana Akufo-Addo
noted.
Speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme
during a discussion on the Year Under Review, the seasoned journalist
touted the credentials of the NPP leader saying Nana Addo “did the
country a great favour by accepting the outcome of the results
graciously.”
He further posited that, he will not be surprised
“if a prestigious international peace award is conferred on him (Nana
Addo) whether he likes it or not. This is a man who was painted as a man
of violence. Some people intentionally painted him as a man of violence
and wrapped him with the mantra ‘All die be die’, but…he showed that
he’s a law-abiding citizen...he offered leadership at a critical moment”
and “did this country a great favour by accepting the outcome of the
results graciously.” |
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