NANA Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the NPP presidential candidate for the 2008 presidential election, has called on President John E.A. Mills and the NDC hierarchy to as a matter of urgency advise their supporters to stop the attacks on NPP sympathisers.
He expressed regret that even in defeat, NPP supporters were suffering insults, attacks and threats under a democratic dispensation.
"This is a serious cause of concern for us and indeed all Ghanaians who cherish peace, unity and development," he said.
Addressing a large number of party supporters at the Dwabrem of the Ghana National Cultural Centre in Kumasi last Monday, Nana Akufo-Addo said "violence in this moment of jubilation is not healthy for our fledgling democracy".
Nana Akufo-Addo was in the Ashanti Region to thank the party supporters for the massive support they gave to the NPP in the last elections.
Some of the supporters carried placards some of which read, 'Yenya wo so, Nana' [No other person but you]. 'No shake for Nana, come 2012', and 'Another stolen verdict',
He said patience had its limit and if NDC supporters continued to stretch the violence, "that ugly situation would not enable us to work hand in hand to move our motherland forward".
"God has blessed Ghana and still blessing Ghana. But what we make of such blessing will depend on us.
"If we decide to do things our own way and allow such issues to lure us into submitting to do wrong, we should remember it will affect all of us and our dear country," he said.
In his company were some NPP top members including Mr Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, Mr Dan Botwe, Mr Lord Commey and the immediate past Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr E.A. Owusu Ansah.
Nana Akufo-Addo thanked the people of the Ashanti Region for rooting solidly behind him and the party.
He appealed for calm and patience, stressing that the party would bounce back in 2012.
'"God bless all of you who voted for us. By His Grace we shall come back," he said.
He, however, advised the supporters to be on the lookout against the propaganda work of the NDC in order not to be swayed from the NPP.
"Four years is not far from us. It will soon catch up with us. Stand firm and pray," he advised.
Touching on unification of the party, he said divisions within the party could cost them greatly but unity, the essence of love, fellow feeling and safety would be their cherished possession.
