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Both the NPP government and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have conveyed their sincere gratitude to the Ashanti Region’s chiefs and citizens for their unwavering support during his tenure.
President Akufo-Addo stated that his goal to become President of the Republic would have remained a pipe dream without the backing of the Ashanti region’s chiefs and people during a meeting with the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs members, the first of its kind held by a sitting president.
The Ashanti Region is crucial to deciding the electoral fortunes of any potential government in Ghana, according to President Akufo-Addo, who had previously met with Otumfuor Osei Tutu, the Overlord of the Asante Kingdom. In 2016 and 2020, the Ashanti Region received nearly 2 million votes, or roughly 28% of the total votes cast for the New Patriotic Party.
About thirty-three ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of government agencies were honored for their contributions in guiding the region’s development.
“Therefore, it is right that at the twilight of my two-terms as President of this country, it is right and proper that I come to thank you for the support and the wise counsel offered me throughtout my entire period that I have been President,” he said.
He added that it is this support has birthed the commissioning of the five Vamed Governement Hospitals in the region, located at Drobonso in the Sekyere Afram Plains District; Sabronum, in the Ahafo Ano South East District; Twedie, in the Atwima Kwanwoma District; Suame, in the Suame Municipal area and Manso Nkwanta, in the Amansie West District.
He said the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government has constructed over 14,000 new roads across the region, an unprecedented feat by any government in the history of the country.
Yesterday, President Akufo-Addo commissioned the Atafoa-Owabi bridge constructed over the new Abrepo to Barekese road to mitigate the perenial issue of flooding in that area, which has resulted in some deaths.
President Akufo-Addo also appealed to the Chiefs and Queenmothers of the house to continue supporting the party and vote for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia to ensure the sustained progress of all the good things that house is bearing true testimony about.
Speaking on behalf of the House, Kumawuhene, Barima Sarfo Tweneboah-Kodua, said but for the constitutional provision of the two-term limit, the house would have wished that President Akufo-Addo will continue as President.
He said, this is primarily due to the massive developmental projects scaterred across the region, the excellent, never-seen-before-cooperation that has existed the President and the House of Chiefs and for the appointments of people from the region as Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Heads of key Departments and agencies.
Honouring him with the description as a “Precious President”, Mamponghene and occupant of the Silver Stool of Asante, who is also the President of the Asante Regional House of Chiefs, Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, said, taking a cue from the ersthwhile era of President Kufuor, Asanteman should not make the mistake of 2008 and allow the massive projects and programmes undertaken by this government to go waste.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
