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As a young lecturer I used to think that I was the best until I realised from
the students I was teaching that, even though they were not as educated as
I was because I had gone through the motions, they were more intelligent
than I was, so I realise that I should never describe myself in absolute
terms as the best, there are better people.
I want an opportunity to serve the people of Ghana to unite us. Atta Mills
as President is not going to be President for NDC alone. I will be President
for every Ghanaian. Whenever the Ghanaian has to be helped, whenever
the Ghanaian needs the assistance of the state, I will do so without any
consideration of political, social or religious affiliation. We need to see
ourselves as one people. There is a lot that needs to be done. We need to
tell our people the truth. Sometimes we think that by repeating an untruth
it becomes the truth. It doesn’t. By changing the label on the bottle, it does
not necessarily change the contents of the bottle. I believe therefore that
Ghanaians will give me an opportunity to serve.
But lastly, let me say that it’s God who installs kings and we must not in
this election do anything that is going to cause violence or indeed, spill
blood. If you do that, if power is tainted, we are not going to get God’s
blessing. Let all of us pledge to do what will move Ghana in the good direction.
May God bless our homeland Ghana.
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