Nana under attack

Two incidents, one accident and the other orchestrated, nearly marred the campaign of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra on Wednesday.
The plotted one started when some unidentified people at Kokomba Market in Accra pelted stones, broken bottles, sachet water and other items at the Nana Akufo-Addo campaign and other by standers resulting in the injury of some people.
This was after the flag bearer had addressed a rally and was on his way to commission a party office. The timely intervention of the police saved the situation.
Some of the wooden structures around the area were also set ablaze, while people suspected to be part of the culprits were arrested by the police.
Just after the pelting incident, the team headed to the Odowna and from there to the Holy Gardens at Circle at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, where the platform on which the Nana Akufo-Addo and other leading members of the party who were addressing supporters collapsed around 6.45 pm.
Miraculously, none was injured while those who were sitting and standing on the platform maintained their positions after the collapse. Those on the platform included Mr Ken Agyapong, the MP for Assin North, Mr Dan Botwe, a former General Secretary of the NPP, Ms Vicky Bright, a Minister at the Presidency, Ms Gloria Akufo, Ghana High Commissioner to Ireland, Prof Mike Oquaye, MP for Dome-Kwabenya, Mr Alan Kyerematen, a former Minister of State.
It occurred when Mr. Alan Kyerematen was urging the party faithful to wholeheartedly welcome all the NDC members who have decided to join the NPP due to the NPP's good governance record.
Just after uttering these words, the height of the two-metre platform was razed to the ground but the canopies mounted on the platform still stood as the platform was without stands.
Spontaneously, most of the supporters who saw the collapse of the platform shouted 'Jesus'.
This did not deter the NPP presidential candidate from introducing the Nii Adjei Tawiah the NPP parliamentary candidate for Kottey Korley constituency.
He also urged the people not to be down hearted by the incident and promised the people that he would organised another rally at the area.
All these occurred when during the an 12-hour campaign tour of the NPP flag bearer of the Klottey Korle and Odododiodoo constituencies in Accra on Wednesday where he addressed supporters at eight areas.
Addressing the party supporters at the various mini rallies, he asked Ghanaians to be warry of politicians who play the ethnic card to score cheap political point.
He said such politicians were not for the good and unity of the country but were after their parochial interest irrespective of the what happened to the cohesion of the nation.
" Former President Rawlings had been going round telling the people of the Volta Region not to vote for the NPP because it was an Ashanti party", he alleged.
He condemned the said allegation and added that "Ghana and NPP are made up of people of all religion and ethnic groups and that it was not true that the NPP is an Asahanti party".
Nana Akufo-Addo said there was no justification for the people of Ghana to vote back the National Democratic Congress (NDC) because after 19 years in government they left an empty coffers.
He said but through the ingenuity and good policies of the NPP, the Ghanaian economy of the country had been put on track and was ready to take off.
"When we took office in 2001, they told us there was no way we could pay salaries and also manage the country, because there was nothing in the coffers, but to their amazement we have put the economy back of track", he added.
Other speakers include, Messrs Kyerematen, Kennedy Agyapong, Kwabena Adjei Agyapong, Ms Bright.