Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA) has expressed gratitude to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters, well-wishers and all other party stakeholders in the Ashanti region for their prayers and support during his quest to lead the regional office of the party.
“I thank the rank and file of our party as well as well-wishers for the hard work and commitment over the last few months; and l urge you to remain together and build a united front for NPP to retain power in 2024”, he stated.
Odeneho Kwaku Appiah who was a candidate in the just ended NPP chairmanship race in Ashanti region together with his family and campaign team held a thanksgiving service at the Revival Assembly of Assemblies of God church, Kwadaso estate, Kumasi over the weekend.
The programme, which was held on Sunday, June, 26,2022, saw the Media, friends of COKA, party elders and founders, women leaders, identifiable groups amongst others in attendance.
The thanksgiving service was to thank God for successful polls, applaud his team, supporters, delegates and party faithful for standing with and by him throughout the campaign season and after.
The Head pastor of the church, Pastor David Ohene Donkoh themed the service “Commandment to the watchman”, quoting from Isaiah 62:1-7.
The former Afigya Kwabre South Chairman in his speech showed gratitude to God and his team of supporters and urged Ghanaians to continually pray amid the current economic hardship, adding that the economy will soon change for the better.
“I’m happy to be here today to thank God first of all, party delegates, faithful, elders, founders, identifiable groups and the general public at large for your continuous support and love shown me before and after the elections.
“I understand the current economic hardship is weighing everyone down. But regardless of the situation we all find ourselves in, there’s hope. With prayers, supplication and hard work, we shall all sail through. Throughout my life, I’ve never seen a prayerful person whom God has let down. Hold on, don’t give up, Hope is near”, COKA encouraged the congregants.
In a related development, some constituents from Afigya Kwabre East where he served as chairman for over 20 years, presented a cow, a while sheep as a gift to bless him for fighting a good course and not letting them down.
COKA Ladies, serial callers and some other identifiable groups also presented packs of Cake and portrait as birthday present to COKA.
The thanksgiving service was climaxed with a party at the Longford Royal Centre at Odeneho Kwadaso, bringing together over 3,000 people from the Social class, cooperate, media, businessmen and women, traders, Members of Parliament, clergy, traditional leaders among others.
