The flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Dankwah Akufo-Addo has condemned what he called the politics of ‘divide and rule’ which he claims is being perpetrated by some members of the opposition NDC. In a mammoth rally to symbolically receive the flag-bearer mantle from the President John Kufuor in Kasoa in the Central Region, Nana Addo said the December polls must be devoid of violence. Supporters of the party turned out in their numbers perhaps to send a strong signal to the other contesting political parties that, they indeed have a real battle on their hands. Clad in party "T" shirts and other NPP paraphernalia, they started massing on the streets and the rally grounds amidst dancing to brass band music, beating of the gong-gong, whistle-blowing and shouting of slogans before noon. Nana Akufo-Addo condemned "politics of divide and rule" and promised that if elected, he would ensure the unity of the country. He declared that he was seeking for political power not to make money for himself but to serve the country and said Ghana was now on the threshold of prosperity due to the pragmatic policies of the Kufuor administration, adding that his Government would build its achievements to take the nation forward. Meanwhile in the latest of his strategies to improve education in the country, the NPP flag-bearer said he would create a regime for free secondary education for all. This he said is intended to ease the financial burden on parents towards their children in senior high schools. He praised President Kufuor for his exemplary leadership, dedication and productive work. The economy at long last is beginning to work and Ghana has become the admiration of the international community, he said. Mr Peter Mac Manu, National Chairman, asked the Party's members to rise above petty differences and to use the Party's structures for the resolution of whatever problems they had. Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama; Mr Allan Kyerematen; Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku; Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo and Mr Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, all losers at presidential primaries of Party, were among the Speakers at the rally. Source: myjoyonline/GNA