The former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, said, despite being afforded only 8 years in office, the record of the New Patriotic Party, from 2001 to 2009, is unmatched in the annals of Ghana’s  multiparty democratic dispensation.

According to former President Kufuor, Ghanaians can attest to the numerous interventions the party implemented, which improved the quality of life of citizens, as well as developed the country.

President Kufuor made this known on Thursday when he, together with flagbearer of the NPP, Nana Akufo-Addo, paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei tutu, as part of his five-day campaign tour in the Ashanti Region at the Manhyia Palace.

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"In the last 8 years, however, Ghanaians have been witnesses to how bad things are. Nana Akufo-Addo was a key and integral member of my government which chalked all these successes. There is a saying, which I entreat all of you to pay attention to, which states that ‘when you want to send someone with a message, you send one who is wise, and not one with long legs."

Governance, he noted, "is not about slogans or propaganda. We in the NPP are serious about the business of governance, and how to give the Ghanaian people a decent standard of living."

He continued, "I am here with Nana Akufo-Addo to seek the blessings of Asanteman, and ask for your support for him in the run-up to this year’s elections. I assure you that if we are given the support and blessings, Ghana will testify to our good works in office."