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Members, including executives of Kofi Wayo�s United Renaissance Party, URP in the Volta Region have abandoned their party to join Nana Addo�s campaign. The members who have come together under a group called �Arise for Nana Addo 2012� made this known at a press conference in Ho. Rapheal Kwawu the regional youth organizer who spoke for 287 defectors of the URP noted: �We believe in the message of the NPP and Nana Addo.� He explained that they left the URP voluntarily after becoming convinced that the URP has lost focus and every impetus to be a resolute and progressive party. More so, after critically analyzing the messages and manifestos of the various parties, they have realized that the free SHS policy which focuses on the teacher and quality as proposed by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is the best bet for the country. He also added that the NPP under former President Kufuor proved to the whole world through its programmes and policies that it has a track record in transforming Ghana and fulfilling its promises. Mr. Kwawu mentioned the National Health Insurance Programme, National Youth Employment Programme, oil discovery, Single Spine Salary Structure and many policies as evidence of the NPP�s credibility and ability to fulfil promises. He therefore exclaimed, �We are confident in Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo� to move Ghana forward and save Ghana from her current economic predicaments. Mr. Kwawu also noted that as believers in the Free Senior High School Education, they would divide themselves into groups and go to every nook and cranny in the Volta Region to evangelize and win souls for Nana Addo. He said �the Free SHS is Possible with Nana Addo and his team and so we will also make sure that we comb every part of the region to share the massage. It is possible!� he stressed. He promised that �we will break the jinx the NDC has on the Volta Region and make the region a no man�s land.� The President of Arise for Nana Addo 2012, Francis Sowah, formerly, the national general secretary of the URP, noted that the group which started operations recently has attracted a lot of members due to their vigorous and efficient strategies. He hinted that in the coming days the country would see more people joining the �noble cause� to put Nana Addo and the NPP in power to move the country forward. Mr. Sowah said, �We have had many calls across the country and so the Volta Region is just a tip of the iceberg.� He also added the Arise for Nana Addo 2012 group also recognized that for Nana Addo to have the opportunity to implement the Free SHS promise, he would need support from the constituencies. Hence, they have to put measures in place to ensure over 90% of parliamentary candidates of the NPP make it to the next parliament. The outspoken former URP stalwart noted that the pro Nana Addo group has a subtle and overt strategy to win souls for the NPP in the December elections. He added that they were going to be vigilantes to ensure free, fair and transparent elections because �we know that majority of Ghanaians will vote for Nana Addo, but if we become complacent the votes might disappear at the polling stations.�