Tamale, Dec. 6, GNA - Mr. John Dramani Mahama, NDC presidential running mate, put his campaign into a high gear on Wednesday addressing rallies in communities in Northern and Upper West regions. Mr. Mahama made whistle stops in some communities in the Western Region on Tuesday and towns he visited included Babiani, Sefwi-Yoaso, Adzofua, Asawinso, Dabiso, Sefwi-Bekwei and Nsuta.

The communities Mr. Mahama visited in the Northern Region included Abromasi, Makango and Salaga; all in the East Gonja District where he asked the people to have trust in the NDC because it had delivered on its promises.

"NDC has given lifeline to Ghanaians, sent electricity to them, built roads, schools, clinics and other social infrastructure, which has given me the hope that the party would win power on Sunday." "The NDC remains committed to transparency and honesty under Professor John Evans Atta Mills," he said.

Mr. Mahama said the NDC would adopt a universal National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) policy and that premium holders would pay once in their life time.

He said the two and half percent insurance levy on all manufactured goods including toffee and chewing gum and all services was sufficient to generate enough funds to care for the people's health needs. He said peace, good governance and investing in people was what the new NDC under Professor Mills stood for and gave the assurance that the party would ensure that the national cake was distributed equitably. At Damongo where Mr. John Mahama made a whistle stop on his way to Wa in the Upper West Region received a massive welcome and told the people not to listen to a campaign of lies but should vote wisely for the NDC to win power.

He said the NDC accepted the 2000 and 2004 elections when they went in favour of the NPP and advised Ghanaians to vote overwhelmingly for the NDC to win power in one round. On peace, Mr. Mahama said, "All that we do we should try as much as possible to ensure that there is peace on Sunday. Ghana is for all of us and we would not be happy if we win the elections and people are dead because of us," he said.

"We are begging you to vote for us but others think it is a must win for them. That is where the confusion may come when the results are not going in their favour," he said and appealed to all the political leaders to accept defeat and support the winning NDC candidate to develop the country. 06 Dec 08