UK Conservative Endorses Akufo-Addo

Colin Bloom (right) in the company of Jason Emert (left) and Sammi Awuku in the middle

The Conservative Party in the United Kingdom (UK) has declared support for the flagbearer of opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

The party believes he is the best bet for the country going into the 2016 general elections.

The Director of Outreach of the party, Colin Bloom, made the revelation when he was given the honour to introduce Akufo-Addo at the International Young Democrat Union (IYDU) 'Freedom Forum' over the weekend.

IYDU is the youth wing of the International Democrat Union which consists of political parties with centre-right and conservative ideology across the world with the National Youth Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku as its Vice Chairman.

Even though Colin Bloom was grieving over the resignation of the British Prime Minister David Cameron following a referendum that saw the country exiting from the European Union (EU), he said, “Those of us in the Conservative Party, we can choose where in the world we work; we can work in the Caribbean, we can work in Latin America, we can work in Europe, we can work in Africa…we choose to work in Ghana because we believe in the man who is going to speak to you next; we believe he is a man of both great intelligence and also great integrity.” These words received a spontaneous applause from the crowd that had gathered at the M-Plaza Hotel in Accra.

For them in the Conservative Party, they consider the NPP candidate as “someone who will transform Ghana; he is a man who will, we hope and pray later this year take on the leadership of this nation.”

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That, he said, was “because we know and you know that Ghana deserves better.”

He felt it was a great honour to introduce the man he described as “the next president of Ghana”.

His comments were not far from those expressed by his colleague from the Republican Party in the United States, Jason Emert, who happens to be the Secretary of the Young Republican National Federation (YRNF).

Jason Emert who is also the Chairman of IYDU stressed the belief that the NPP stands to serve the best interest of Ghanaians than any other party in the country.

He was, therefore, confident Ghanaians would give them the mandate to steer the affairs of the country.

In his welcome address to members of the IYDU who had gathered in Accra from all over the world for the much talked-about 'Freedom Forum', he indicated that Ghana was at a crossroads of taking a crucial decision that would affect its future.

He was, however, confident Ghanaians would make the right choice and choose the path of progress, adding, “There is one party that offers that option on anti-corruption, of forward movement, of free market, of self determination, that's the NPP.”

By Charles Takyi-Boadu