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Akufo-Addo tours Western region: Day 1 and 2 in pictures

The NPP flagbearer met and interacted with the electorate and promised his government will build one district in each district to provide jobs for the youth.

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The 2016 presidential candidate for the opposition New Patriotic Party is in the Western region for a five-day visit.

Day 1:

Nana Addo started his visit at Bibiani in the Bibiani Anwhiaso constituency. He met and interacted with the electorate and promised his government will build one district in each district to provide jobs for the youth. He also reiterated his commitment to providing free senior high education.

He also introduced the NPPs Candidate for the Bibiani Anwhiaso constituency Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu to the electorate.

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He left to Sefwi Anwhiaso to meet the chiefs and people of Sefwi Anwhiaso. Here, the Paramount chief of Sefwi Anwhiaso, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II asked Nana Addo Danquah to reconsider bringing back the four-year SHS policy "to provide ample time for students to better their grades, for the 2015 WASSCE results released by WAEC is not encouraging".

Nana Akuffo Addo in return said “the 2016 WASSCE result is saddening " and that his government will bring back the four-year policy.

Nana Addo and his entourage made up of past ministers of state, such as Former Trades and Industry minister Alan Kojo Kyeremateng, Marc Manu, Second deputy speaker of parliament Joe Ghartey, Abu Jinapor among others left Sefwi Anwhiaso to Sefwi Bekwai. He met a large crowd of NPP supporters who gave him a rousing welcome. The people led by their Paramount chief asked him to revive the dwindling fortunes of the cocoa sector. He also asked him to reconstruct the Bekwai- Asankragua road "which is in a deplorable state".

The day one visit ended at Sefwi Buako where a mob of crowd welcomed him. He promised to revive the ailing cocoa sector and bring back the free SHS policy. He said the one district one factory " is feasible because my team has taught through it and have realized it is doable ". Dr. Kweku Afriyie, the NPP's parliamentary candidate for Sefwi Wiawso who is credited for starting the National Health Insurance Scheme asked the people to vote him to " restructure the ailing NHIS scheme".

In all, Nana Addo's day one visit reached two constituencies, Bibiani Anwhiaso Bekwai and the Sefwi Wiawso.

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Day 2:

Nana Addo's day two visit started at Adabokrom, the district capital of the Bia East district. His entourage was welcomed by the Paramount chief of the area Nana Adowah IV. Nana Addo told them "even though Ghana is not in the best of times, your voting the NPP into power will restore hope in the economy".

The chief also on  behalf of his people asked an Akufo-Addo led government to provide a teacher training college in the Bia East district and to rehabilitate and elevate the Adabokrom health center to a district hospital status.

At the Adabokrom market, Nana Addo Danquah asked the crowd to test the leadership skills of he and his team members by  voting for the first time the NPP and its parliamentary candidate for the Bia East constituency.

He also asked the people to vote out the NDC for mismanaging the resources of the state.

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The convoy left Adabokrom for Essem in the Bia West constituency. After meeting the chief, he left to meet the crowd of people at the Essem market where speeches were delivered in turns. Nana Addo promised the many youths who had defied the rain to listen to his message that " our one factory one district policy will provide jobs for the unemployed.

"That is why I am in front of you pleading with you for the third time to open the leadership gate to the country to me and the NPP. I've knocked the first and second times. Give me the third chance".

Day two's third point of call was the Juabeso constituency. Adding to some of his previous messages Nana Addo promised to carve another region out of the western region when the NPP is giving the nod in this years December polls.

Nana Addo then left Juabeso for Amoyaa where he was welcomed by the chiefs and people. Over here, the chief requested that an Akufo-Addo led government should help create another district out of the Bodi district. He also urged the electorate to desist from actions that could break violence on election day in December.

Before Nana will take to the platform, Mr. Peter Mac Manu, the National Campaign Coordinator for the NPP urged all the electorate to "be vigilant and ensure no one changes the results at the polling and district levels".

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Nana Addo when he took the stage reiterated his commitment to creating jobs through the one district one factory policy. He also assured the chiefs and people of reshaping their roads which have been partially reconstructed under an Akuffo Addo led government. " I will also revive the mass spraying exercise which has been collapsed by the NDC to enhance production of cocoa in the western region".

Nana Addo and his entourage returned to Sefwi Wiawso at about 11:30pm.

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