Tamale receives Presidential candidates for IEA debate

All is set for the IEA Presidential debate for Presidential candidates to present themselves for public scrutiny in Tamale on Tuesday.      The main streets of the Tamale Metropolis had been draped in NDC, CPP, NPP and PNC party paraphernalia with the NDC and NPP dominating. Motor-riders were also seen clad in their party colours whilst others are taking advantage of the influx of people to the town to make brisk business of selling party paraphernalia.   Every electricity pole on the road leading to the Radach Memorial centre, the venue for the programme, had NPP and NDC flags flying, while the main hall of the event is decorated in National colours.    The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag-bearer, Nana Akuffo Addo, PNC's candidate Hassan Ayariga and the Convention People's Party's, Mr Abu Sakara are already in Tamale waiting for the event on Tuesday.   President John Dramani Mahama, NDC's candidate is also expected in Tamale Tuesday morning.    Dr Clifford Braimah, Northern Regional Secretary of the NPP told the GNA that Nana Addo's triumphant entry into the region on Saturday, three clear days to the event was the manifestation he had the interest of the programme at heart.    He said he expected Nana Addo to deliver and explain his free education policy well to Ghanaians to consider voting him to power to exert good governance to Ghanaians.    "We don't build schools before offering free education to the people. Free education can go on alongside the provision of school infrastructure and we want to assure the 'doubting Thomases' that the free education will come on if Ghanaians give us the mandate", he said.     Mr Iddisa Mumuni, Northern Regional secretary of the CPP expressed the hope that Ghanaians would listen to the agricultural policy of the CPP and vote for its presidential candidate to provide the needed assistance to farmers to produce more food.   He said Ghanaians were interested in someone who had their interest at heart and prepared to transform the country, which other politicians had been paying lip service to.     He claimed that other politicians, who had the opportunity to serve the country, collapsed some industries but those same political parties were going round promising Ghanaians heaven on earth and appealed to the electorate to reject them and vote the CPP into power.    Mr Adam Mahama, Northern Regional chairman of the PNC said he expected Mr Ayariga to stand tall and perform better than the other presidential aspirants and was hopeful that he would win the elections.

GNA