Source: newsthemegh.com
Ayikoi Otoo, a former attorney general and supporter of the Alan Kyerematen campaign, claims the idea of “Aduro No So” is a characteristic of the current government’s New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to him, the idea originated from the party’s conservative mentality, which had a huge impact on previous party leaders’ campaigns.
He claimed that the conservative slant of the party helped both Presidents Kufuor and Akufo Addo because it helped the NPP delegates understand their candidacies during the separate nomination fights.
Mr. Ayikoi Otoo reminded the NPP delegates that Mr. Kyerematen was a founding member of the party and the President of the Young Executives Forum, which played a critical role in providing funding during the party’s early stages, while speaking to the crowd during the campaign tour of the Greater Accra Region by the Alan team.
He argued that because the conservative movement prizes fidelity, perseverance, and devotion, it is crucial to take these traits into account when choosing the party’s presidential candidate.
“Kufuor and Akufo Addo’s decisions were not random occurrences. They emerged from the NPP’s conservative mindset, which favors long-serving politicians, he claimed.
He emphasized how the NPP supported Kufuor after his defeat in the 1996 general election and supported him once more when he ran for president in 1998, which finally resulted in his win in the general elections of 2000.
In a same vein, the NPP continued to support Akufo Addo as their presidential candidate in the 2016 elections, which he easily won, despite their losses in the national elections of 2008 and 2012.
The idea of “Aduro No So” (“the time has come for you”) was created as a result of this conservative outlook and was crucial to Nana Addo’s successful campaign in 2016.
Regarding the present President, the expression changed to “Ye Nim Nana firi Tete,” which roughly translates as “we have known Nana from a distance.” He asked the delegates to choose Alan Kyerematen as the NPP’s leader for the elections in 2024 in order to uphold the party’s tradition.