Veep: Mahama deserves a second term

The vice presidential nominee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Paa Kwesi Amisah Arthur, has appealed to Ghanaians to give president John Mahama, NDC presidential nominee, a second term.

He warned against what he described as 'destructive change' being championed by the New Patriotic Party.

The vice president was speaking at the inauguration of a girls' dormitory for the Jinijini Senior High School on the third day of his campaign tour in the Brong Ahafo region.

He said: “We have also improved the facilities within the classroom. We have provided more science education, we have provided computers and so on to allow people from the very early stage of the school programme to be able to become comfortable with new technology.

“At the secondary level, we have provided new classrooms, we have provided dormitory blocks, we have provided science laboratories to enable students to be better.

"At the tertiary level, we have done similar things. Now all the English-speaking countries in West Africa prefer to come to Ghanaian universities rather than go to universities in their countries so that shows that the quality is improving…

"We want you to vote for President Mahama so he can continue with these important things that he is doing."

The vice president also likened this year's election to a football match, arguing that no coach changes a winning team.

He said: “The election is like a football match. The losing team is itching for a closure of the game, but the winning team wants the game to end successfully.

"We in the NDC have decided not to respond to the NPP who we already know have lost the election. The power to decide lies in the power of the thumb, and that is what you will demonstrate on election day.

"I am therefore confident that all of you will vote for the parliamentary candidate, Akwasi Gyan Tutu and President Mahama.”