Tamale, Dec. 23, GNA - Professor John Evans Atta Mills, Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), holds the key to unlock Ghana's success and opportunities for both the young and the old.

This was the message of Mr John Dramani Mahama, NDC Vice-Presidential Candidate, as went through Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions to canvass votes for his Party in the 28 December Presidential Election Runoff.

He said: "Professor Mills is an epitome of truth; sincerity; knowledge and a team player and a unifier who will make every Ghanaian proud."

Mr Mahama urged Ghanaians to vote for Professor Mills since he was a gem Ghanaians could not afford to miss as a president. Mr Mahama was mobbed by traders in the Kumasi Central Market. He made whistle-stops at Sunyani, Techiman, Yamfo and Kwame Danso all in the Brong Ahafo Region, before crossing the Volta Lake at Yeji in a ferry to Tamale.

He used the occasion to educate the electorate on the correct procedures of voting to avoid spoiling their ballots. He asked them to clean their hands neatly with the rag provided on the table before folding their papers.

Mr Mahama urged the foot soldiers of the NDC and Constituency Executives to educate the electorate on how to vote correctly. He expressed regret that the Northern Region alone had about 25 per cent of the rejected ballot papers during the December 7 2008 polls. He urged the electorate to come out in their numbers to vote for Professor Mills and that no amount of intimidation should scare them from exercising their franchise.

Mr Mahama appealed to the security agencies, election officers and the party agents to operate within the electoral laws to ensure victory not for any particular party but for Ghana.