Hundreds of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters defied the rains on Monday to witness the grand campaign launch of the parliamentary candidate for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo. The event, which took place at the Taifa Park, attracted NPP bigwigs such as former President John Agyekum Kufuor, its flagbearer Nana Akufo-Addo, lawyer Atta Akyea, Sheikh I.C Quaye and Yaw Osafo Maafo among other dignitaries. Speaker upon speaker drummed home the need for Ghanaians to bring ... Read More

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