The General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has cautioned the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to be deceived by the huge crowds that President Mahama has received on his nationwide “Thank You Tour”. President John Dramani Mahama has been touring the country on what the government says is to show appreciation to Ghanaians for their support during the late President Mills’ funeral activities. President Mahama who started the tour from late President Mills’ home region, Central Region, on Monday took the tour to the Northern region. Thousands of people lined-up the streets of Tamale to welcome President Mahama, who also hails from the region. President Mahama’s convoy meandered its way through thick enthusiastic crowds who wanted to catch a glimpse of the President. He was visiting the region for the first time since he was sworn-in as President on July 24, 2012 following the sudden death of President Mills. The PNC General Secretary, speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo programme, however said it will be risky for the NDC to bank their hopes on the huge crowds that have greeted President Mahama during the nationwide tour. According to Bernard Monarh, since the NDC has persistently stated that the “Thank You Tour” is not a party campaign tour, it cannot say the huge crowds that have met President Mahama were endorsing their presidential candidate. Nevertheless, he said there is no denying the fact that President Mahama is also using the “Thank You Tour” to market himself ahead of the December elections. Mr Monarh stated that some speeches President Mahama has made on the tour have some political undertones. A deputy Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku who also spoke on the Peace FM programme, argued that the huge crowds that have met President Mahama on his nationwide “Thank You Tour” were insignificant and would have no influence on the December polls. Sammy Awuku made reference to the huge crowds that the NPP received at its rallies in the run-up to the December 2008 polls and even though they gathered bigger crowds than what President Mahama has so far received, they lost the elections.