52 hours after close of polls in Wednesday’s presidential polls, leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has wholeheartedly welcomed the responsibilities that go with the presidency.
In his acceptance speech delivered from his residence at Nima, the President-elect thanked Ghanaians for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to do his best to live up to expectations.
“I thank you for the confidence you have reposed in me. I make this solemn pledge to you tonight – I will not let you down. I will do all in my power to live up to your hopes and expectations.”
He further assured the people that under his leadership, he will not be President for a particular group of people but for the entire nation.
“Fellow Ghanaians, you have not elected me to serve one party but to serve the entire nation. The President of Ghana is President for every single Ghanaian without discrimination, malice or without ill-will to any ethnic group, political or any religious affiliation. Whether you supported me or not; whether you campaigned for me or not; whether you voted for me or not; I can promise you one thing – I will do my best to serve your interest and put our country back on the path of progress and prosperity. God did not put us on this rich land – a land blessed with abundance of human and natural resources to be poor. I am confident and I have faith, that with God’s guidance and your active help and hard work, we will move our country forward.”
He added “Together we will change Ghana and use all the blessings that the Almighty has bestowed on us to bring prosperity to our people and nation in our time. Together we can fulfill the destiny of Ghana – the destiny of freedom, justice and prosperity where our ancestors and founders of our nation defined for us. God bless our homeland Ghana and make our nation great and strong. The battle is still the Lords.”
