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Naa Puowele Karbo III, Paramount Chief of the Lawra Traditional Area, has stated that the emphatic victory chalked by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2016 election did not come as a surprise to discerning minds and observers across the country.  

According to him, “hard work, commitment, tenacity of purpose, and believing in oneself and God, are essential requirements for success in any endeavour. That Your Excellency has demonstrated these attributes is not in dispute at all, and all discerning observers were not surprised at your victory.”

He added that “your victory is an inspiration to our family, and should motivate all members of the Danquah-Busia-Dombo tradition to strive hard to keep the vision of our founding fathers alive, because the ideals of what they stood for and died for – freedom, justice and the rule of law – are always issues that are worth dying for.”

Naa Puowele Karbo III made this known on Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017, when the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, paid a courtesy call on him, as the President took his 2-day tour of the Upper West Region to Lawra.

The Lawra Naa thanked President Akufo-Addo for the “support, encouragement and mentorship you gave and continue to give our son, Hon. Anthony Abaayifa Karbo, which enabled him to recapture and reclaim our lost heritage won for as by Naa Karbo I, and Abaayifa Karbo, later known in life as Naa Abaayifa Karbo II, all of blessed memory.”

He wondered why for some reason, since the 1992 constitutional dispensation, the Lawra constituency has always been considered by all parties as a battle ground constituency, and always fiercely contested by all parties.

However, he assured President Akufo-Addo that “we are determined to keep Lawra seat forever, at where it rightly belongs, through hard work and determination. We believe His Excellency shares in our commitment and will continue to guide and support us to this end.”

The Lawra Naa reassured President Akufo-Addo of the support of the Chiefs and people of Lawra “for the bold efforts being taken by your government to ensure the development of our country and the people of the Lawra district in order to improve on their living conditions.”

He continued, “We are encouraged by the bold initiatives taken so far by your government towards this end, through the Programme for Planting for Food and Jobs, the 1-District-1-Factory, 1-Village-1-Dam, and the Free SHS, amongst others.”

These projects, he stressed, are acclaimed by all Ghanaians and the world at large.