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President Nana Akufo-Addo has poked fun at the largest opposition NDC saying it took them ages to select the party’s Running Mate.

“It is interesting to note that the NDC in opposition is not able to take the lead in doing some of the things that are most often done first by parties in opposition,” he stated.

Speaking at the NPP’s 2020 manifesto launch in Cape Coast, Central Region on Saturday, 22 August 2020, President Akufo-Addo said, “you might remember how long it took the NDC presidential candidate to find a running mate, and they have not yet got a Manifesto”.

“I wonder what will happen the day they have a government to run as well or maybe, it is simply showing the country they do not attach much importance to a Manifesto, nor should we expect that whatever is written in it would reflect their beliefs.

“Which presupposes, of course, that they now have or hold on to any firm beliefs, instead of bending in the direction of whatever they think is currently fashionable. We wish them luck with their Manifesto, whenever they are done with it.

“We, in the NPP, know from whence we came. We have never had any identity crisis, and our Manifesto always gives us the opportunity to reiterate our historic stand as the party of the rule of law, the party of good governance, the party of business, the party that builds and creates wealth, the party of social justice, and the party that cares for every Ghanaian.

“In other words, it helps to believe in something, to spend time and energy to think it through, and to get passionate and competent people to lead in the implementation of the programme,” the President stressed.