THE Upper West Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has congratulated former President John Agyekum Kufuor on the conferment of the award of the Knight Commander of St Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI.
The branch said it was not surprised the Pontiff had honoured him with the highest ecclesiastical award considering the role he played in entrenching good governance as well as deepening the country’s democracy.
In a statement signed by the Regional Chairman of the NPP, Alhaji Abdul Rahman Short, the NPP also expressed delight at the honour done the former first lady Mrs Theresa Kufuor with the award of the Papal Award Dame of St Gregory the Great.
“We acknowledge your contribution to the development of this great nation of ours through your well thought policies and programmes which positively touched the lives of many” the statement noted adding that “You ruled this nation with a great sense of humility, dignity, justice, respect and above all the fear of God”.
The statement further mentioned the introduction of social intervention programmes such as the school feeding, capitation grant, the national health insurance and the metro mass transport system among others and said it was hopeful that the award would inspire former President Kufuor and his wife to do greater things.
It also urged former President Kufuor to focuse on all that he was doing and said he should not be perturbed by the actions of persons who were bent on denigrating his achievements.
On how the NPP could wrest power come the year 2012, the statement reiterated the need for all members of the party to join hands and work harder to ensure victory.
It also urged the leadership of the party to be focused.
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