Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and Francis Addai Nimoh have congratulated Nana Addo Akufo for winning the primaries to lead the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 Election.
They extended the message of congratulations moments after the Electoral Commission declared Nana Addo winner at the Efua Sutherland Park in Accra.
Francis Addai Nimoh is his address said the night was a great day in the history of our party as it marked another huge day.
He said the process they had gone through for the selection of the flagnearer to lead the party.
He said the party believed in healthy competition and had tolerance for divergent views as well as respects and believes in the application of rule of law.
�And therefore in accordance with our party the process which began on June 6 has come to and end with Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo as the flagbearer.�
�I am happy that the signal has been sent to Ghanaians that this party respects our own constitution and therefore invite Ghanaians to give us power come December 2016 and we shall uphold the constitution for the betterment of this nation of ours�
While conceding, Mr Nimoh congratulated Nana Akufo Addo for winning the �healthy� elections.
He also commended Alan Kyerematen and said the effort they put in the competition has energised the grassroots of the party and said he believed they were poised for victory in 2016.
�I urge all of you that we need to be united more than ever before. And I believe that 2016 is our time�I�m grateful to all of you who supported me.�
It has been refreshing and intriguing to him travelling across the country and was humbled by the support and appreciation.
�Come December 2016, power shall be for the New Patriotic Party.
Alan Kyerematen on his part said the struggle to take over power from the NDC in 2016 had just started.
He congratulated Nana Akufo whom he described as elder brother and friend.
He pledged support for Nana Addo and added, �in our party we believe in competition and afterwards cooperation.�
He said contests in the NPP can be likened to the competitive matches between the football clubs Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Regardless of the scoreline, there was always something to cheer about for the fans.
�I want all of us to stand solidly behind Nana Akufo-Addo so that in 2016 NPP can come back to power�.
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