Sunday, June 01, 2008

Akufo-Addo tours North America

By William Yaw Owusu

SaturdayMay 31 2008
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party has commenced a 12-day campaign tour of North America.

He was accompanied by leading members of the party including Allan Kyerematen, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku and Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy all presidential aspirants during the NPP congress in December last year.

Also on the trip are Nana Ohene Ntow, NPP General Secretary, Kennedy Agyepong, Member of Parliament for Assin Fosu North , Mustapha Hamid, a Spokesman for Nana Akufo Addo and others.

The team is expected to both Canada and the United States to brief Ghanaians living in there about the NPP's preparation towards the December polls.

He will also introduce the NPP's campaign strategies for the election to the people and solicit their suppot to ensure a resounding victory for the party in December.

In Canada the Akufo-Addo team will hold a Community Welcome Forum at the Ghana Presby Church as well as 'Meet-and-Greet Breakfast' all in Toronto.

In the United States, the team will organize similar community forum at Hotel Pennsylvania near Madison Square Garden, New York, meet NPP USA mmebers, hold another community forum in Virginia Chicago and Los Angeles California.

There will also be special luncheon and dinner dance to be organized by the NPP North America branch to raise funds for the party.

Nana Akufo-Addo and his team are expected to end the tour on June 9.

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