Opinions of Thursday, 15 November 2007

Columnist: Hayford, Ben Attah

Paa Kwesi Nduom, Ghana Awaits Your Leadership

Come December 2008 the bell will toll again for Ghanaians to elect a President who will be able to manage public expectations, deliver what he promises and inspire all Ghanaians. November 24 2007 is a day CPP must demonstrate to Ghanaians that we understands the country’s call for Change, direction, a clear purpose by voting for a Purposeful Keen and a Nation builder (PKN) to lead our great Conventions Peoples Party to victory, a victory essential in the interest of a better, prosperous and a secured Ghana.

It is the responsibility of every Ghanaian, and I mean those of the voting age, to bring a balance to the scales of social justice. To be able to achieve this for every Ghanaian including our children and future generations we must invest in a leader who has the vision to educate our people, so that the nation does not pay for their unemployment outcomes of crime and disorder, a leader who will not constantly remind us of our turbulent past as a country, but will offer hope, assurance and reassurance that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Ghana needs a new direction and new answers to our energy crisis, mounting number of unemployment, falling standards in education, healthcare crisis, crime and disorder, poverty, injustices, conflict of interest, indignity in old age (pension) and et al et al. Ghana needs someone who can unite all of us, north, south, east and west as we all have a stake in Ghana. In this direction who do we look up to?

We have to look up to the former chairman of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Africa Region, who was the former managing partner Deloitte & touché, West Africa consulting. Ghana has to look up to the man who can list prestigious companies such as Chrysler, African Development bank, ANAIM (GUINEA) Chevron, Ashanti Goldfields Company, Zimbabwe Social Security Authority, Africa reinsurance, Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Virginia, District of Columbia, Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria, Texaco, Elf Oil, Malawi Oil Company as his clients. Ghanaians should opt for the man who brought efficiency and sense of urgency in our Public Service, who is also the current Member of Parliament for the Komenda-Edina- Eguafo-Abream constituency, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom

Ghanaians deserves a leader who does not believe in talking: rather believes in getting things done and get things done. A leader whose preoccupation is not about promising but it is about delivering.

One can understand after 27 years of PNDC/NDC/ NPP rule, a lot of people in Ghana have simply forgotten what it's like to have a government that actually gets things done. It is shame most of our young graduates from colleges, polytechnics, Universities can't even imagine it. Some of them have never even experienced such a thing.

"A government that does what it says? You must be joking! That just doesn't happen." Well it will not happen with an NPP or NDC Government, but it will with an Nduom (PKN) led government.

How can you be sure? Well, in the previous governments you could not influence a decision or a policy because they ignored you, an Nduom led government will appreciate and give your thoughts, views suggestions the consideration it deserves, Nduom led government won't just make a difference, it will be different. Ghanaian, working with Ghanaians, for Ghanaians in the interest of Ghana. A practical solution to our problems, long term measures as opposed to knee jerk approach is what Ghana deserves that is why we have to promote the PKN agenda. I can’t predict the future, well not yet (lol) but I can draw on Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom’s achievements to assure you that the letter “G” will be put back into the word Ghana, Ghana will once again be a beacon of hope in Africa.

Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom brings a message of change, of optimism and hope. He brings aspirations and values that are not only built to last; but also are as relevant now as they have ever been You can play your part by joining the citizens for a better Ghana movement wherever you are or you can start a new one wherever you are if there isn’t an existing one. Email the movement on nduomforpresident@ yahoo.com. Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom Led Convention Peoples Party will be a voice for change, optimism and hope. It will be a party that represents everyone in Ghana: wherever they live, whatever their tribe, religion, gender, sexuality or salary. Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom is eager to rebuild and strengthen our society for the benefit of all. This is an exciting time in Ghanaian politics. Ghana as a country has a leader who won’t make the mistake at the heart of the NPP failure. A Party that had a great plan to win an election but had no plan on how to deliver, huge majority in Parliament, a vast fund of goodwill; all the brave and radical words about Positive Change, changing our Country for the better. Now all squandered an action that amounts to nothing but a criminal waste.

Come join the Party whose leadership is not committed to making that fundamental mistake. When the public place their trust in us, come December 2008 CPP will be ready to govern; prepared so we can deliver. Our teams armed with the knowledge and capabilities that will enable new ministers to start making a difference from day one. Yes come and join the Party whose leadership has enough experienced and talented team to staff its government. Governing we know is not just about running a competent and successful administration. It is about giving leadership to a great nation. It is on this account that Paa Kwesi Nduom will be the Man to lead our Party and perform that symbolic function of a President and the Commander In Chief of our Armed Forces. There is a brighter future and the future is NDUOM.

Written by Ben Attah Hayford Esq. (bkhayford@yahoo.com) Department of Law, Governance and International Relations

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