The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has told President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he and his people will vote based on the performance of the candidates competing for office in the upcoming general elections, stressing that the good works of President Akufo-Addo will be remembered come December 7.
The Asantehene made the point when President Nana Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on him to among others introduce himself as the Presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in his palace, the Manhyia Place in Kumasi, Monday, 28th September, 2020.
“Your good works in office will speak for you going forward into the election. We, in Asanteman, remember; we do not forget. Asanteman will, therefore, remember your good works on Election Day. All I can offer you is prayers and blessings,” he said.
He continued that the people will cast their votes by comparing performances of the candidates vying for office: “We vote. We will vote based on the good works of the candidate.”
The Asantehene also expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo for his regularity in paying visits to his palace both when he was opposition leader and now as the President of the country.
President Akufo-Addo, while thanking the Asantehene and Asanteman for always welcoming him, noted that as President, he has been equitable in his distribution of resources.
President Nana Addo on Monday commenced a 3-day working visit to the Ashanti Region, with visits to Asokwa, Asokore Mampong, Manhyia, Afari, Tanoso, Bosomtwe and Kwadaso.
He paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II; inspected ongoing work on phase II of the Kumasi Airport project; inspected ongoing work on the 500-bed Military Hospital Project at Afari and commissioned the Kasapreko Water, Juice and Soft Drinks Factory, a project operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative.
