Jasikan (V/R), April 12, GNA – Mr Kwabena Agyepong, one of the aspirants seeking to be elected as the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate for Election 2008, has said rumours that he would withdraw from the race at the last hour are not true.
Mr Agyepong, who was addressing the Buem Constituency NPP executives, said he remained his own man and that despite his youthful age he had gained enough experience to lead the party to victory in 2008.
He said his second visit to the Volta Region and interactions with foot soldiers of the party gave him an increasing confidence about his chances of becoming the party’s candidate.
“This is due to the general desire in the rank and file of the party for a new generation to rise and face the fast changing technological order.”
Mr Agyepong said he derived a lot of inspiration from the visionary and farsighted decisions of late Prime Minister Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia to bring new generation of young politicians together. “I believe the time is ripe for a new generation of leaders to build upon what President John Agyekum Kufuor has done.”
He said as a servant of the UP tradition, he believed his record would hold him in the hearts of delegates to give him the nod.
Source: GhanaWeb
