NPP has no campaign message - Veep

The Vice President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, has fired a salvo at the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing the main opposition party of resorting to lies to campaign because they lack a clear message.

Speaking at a ceremony at the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) headquarters to announce an official merger with the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), the Vice President said lies will not win the December elections for the NPP.

He was optimistic the Mills-led administration will secure a second-term judging from ongoing development projects scattered across the country.

“Our opponents have no message,” Mahama declared. “I was watching the TV and an advert that must have been cleared by the highest body of the party said Kufuor bought Ford vehicles of 3.5 and Atta Mills has come to buy Ford Explorers of 5.7. That is obviously not true because the vehicles Atta Mills is using were inherited from the NPP.”

He added: “So how they could have cleared that advert knowing that it is clearly an untruth, I don’t understand. They also said Atta Mills sleeps at the Flagstaff House and moves to the Castle in the morning. If that is the message our opponents have then it is actually laughable.”

The Vice President also urged the party members not to stoop to the level of the NPP. According to him, the NDC has delayed in launching its 2012 campaign because they are conducting opinion polls to assess concerns of the people.



By Citifmonline.com/Ghana