Zorko (U/E), July 17, GNA - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, on Thursday said Ghana will triumph it its political and socio-economic endeavours, if its people remained united in friendship and brotherliness. He said a united nation would drive away bickering, unnecessary tension and acrimony adding "If we work our energies and our resources we can get to where we want to get to."

Nana Akufo-Addo said this during his four-day campaign tour of the Upper East Region to canvas for votes in the forthcoming December 7, 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections. He addressed a number of rallies in the Bolgatanga Municipality, where he inaugurated a nine-member executive of the NASARA Club, a Zongo Wing of the NPP, visited Zorko, Namoo and Bongo as well as Tongo, Pelungu, Sakoti, Nangodi and Zanlerigu in the Talensi-Nabdam Constituency.

At Bolgatanga, Nana Akufop-Addo first visited the Bolgatanga General Hospital and the Nurses Training College where he interacted with the staffs and students of the hospital and encouraged them to work hard to ensure that the National Health Insurance Scheme was effectively implemented. Students of the training college gave Nana Akufo-Addo rousing welcome amidst dancing the famous "Kangaroo dance" and chanting "Nanoo Nana". The staff of the college shared their problems including in adequate facilities, which had discouraged many tutors from accepting postings to the school.

Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to assist the college address the issue with support from Government and added that when voted into power he would not forget to support the hospital as well. At Zorko, 45 sympathizers of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC) publicly announced their defection from the NDC to the NPP. Led by one Mr Asima Aleo, the defectors said they appreciated the NPP government's efforts and concern for the District saying, the NPP's development projects in the area in just seven and a half years was overwhelming.

The chief of Zorko Kanborongo, Naba Adongo, expressed appreciation to the NPP government for the development projects it has brought to the area and said they now understood Government's good intentions and would vote massively for the party to continue its good work in the area. He told the people of Bongo that, the party was conscious of their commitment to the NDC and asked them to measure the development the NPP had brought to them. Nana Akufo-Addo said the NPP government places premium on education and would, therefore, ensured that it was developed to the highest in the area. He promised to establish a secondary school in the area, adding that he could only do that when the people of Bongo and its environs voted massively for the party. He therefore appealed to the electorates in Bongo to change their voting pattern and test the NPP to also see in true terms what the party could add to what the people are already enjoying. He said Ghanaians had rejected the NDC for good and so it was not coming back to power any more and so they should vote massively for the NPP.

Nana Akufo-Addo also called on the Tongo Rana, Sabolgo Namalteng, at his residence before addressing a large following of party supporters where he formerly introduced the parliamentary candidate for the Talensi Constituency, Mr Sabastian Tibil Bisnab to the people.