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Despite the mishaps the New Patriotic Party has faced in recent times, the hour is nigh for the party to forget about their past nightmares and focus on channelling their energies into activities that would win them power in 2016.

The above was a directive from the leader of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he attended a 2-day training programme organised by the party for selected regional executives across the country.

To ensure the structures of the party works efficiently, the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, called on the entire membership of the party to allow those responsible for taking decisions to handle problems that exist in the party.

It would be recalled that a decision by the National Executive Committee of the party to suspend thier National Chairman, Mr. Paul Afoko has generated series of tensions in the party. But for peace to prevail, Nana Addo tasked all members to allow the strutures work.  

“Our party structures are capable of dealing with the problems, so let us leave the party structures to handle the problems of the party. Let me repeat it. Our party structures are capable of handling the problems in our party, so let us leave it to them to do so, whilst we get on with our main task of mobilisation and organisation of our party,” he stressed.

According to him,  Ghanaians are looking forward to see the NPP administration takeover from the NDC after the 2016 elections.

He added that the desire for change is because electorates believe it is only the NPP that can return the country onto the path of progress and prosperity.

“Our country needs us to win, so let us focus on that.  Let us focus on winning, we are capable of it and I have confidence that the people gathered in this room can deliver victory for us,” he said.

An NPP victory in 2016, he once again reiterated, will not be a victory solely for the NPP as a party.

“Victory is about building a new Ghana. It is extremely important that we go into this fight knowing that we are not doing so for ourselves or our party, but we are doing so for the people of Ghana. We want to build a prosperous Ghana that our founding fathers dreamt about, and we are capable of doing it. But, first, all of we have to win the election of 2016,” he added.

Nana Akufo-Addo expressed his delight at the successful outcome of the training programme, stating that “the little I have heard tells me that it is an important contribution to our forward movement and it is solid. The people in this room are the key to our victory next year and we stand a good chance of winning.”

He continued, “at the end of the day, all the messages, tips that are going to improve our performance all boil down to one thing: how committed are we to victory next year? Because if we are committed and we imbibe what we are hearing from here, then we are standing on a solid platform for going ahead next year.”