The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed his deepest condolences to the victims of Sunday morning's fire outbreak at the Kantamanto market, which, according to reports, affected a greater part of the market. 

 

Nana Addo described it “as a very sad day in the history of Ghana” and charged the relevant authorities to put in place the necessary measures to forestall the occurrence of such disasters. 

 

According to statistics from the Ghana National Fire Service, the country, barely two weeks into 2013 had recorded 265 fire disasters, with the central market of Kumasi being the latest market to experience a fire outbreak barely a ...Read more

Germany's Foreign Minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, has commended the 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo, for choosing to contest the results of the December 7 polls in the Supreme Court and not inciting his followers and supporters to take up arms. The Foreign Minister, who is on a two day visit to Ghana called on Nana Akufo-Addo to discuss among others, the electoral petition in the Supreme Court.

 

Nana Akufo-Addo said he was happy with the process so far and "we are happy also that the Supreme Court is putting in place measures to ensure the expedition of the process."

 

He explained that the party is not in court to disrupt the country's democracy, assuring that ...Read more