Nayagnia (UE), April 5, GNA - Mr Abuga Pele, National

Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme

(NYEP), has declared his intention to contest the National

Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries of the Chiana-Paga

Constituency in the Upper East Region. He attributed the failure of the party to win the seat in 2008 to

disunity in the party in the constituency and appealed to the

executives to unite for victory in 2012. Mr Pele made his intention known to the NDC constituency

executives on Saturday when he interacted with them at Nayagnia

near Navrongo. He thanked the executives for supporting him when he

contested as a parliamentary candidate in the constituency in

2008 and lost. Mr Pele said if he wins the seat he would ensure the

development of the area and empower women and the youth to

undertake profitable economic ventures. He said that 93The area, in the past has lagged behind in

development. I have established links with a lot of development

partners both nationally and internationally and I will impress

upon them to assist in complementing government projects". The Constituency Chairman, Mr Kojo Kopanamo, advised all

aspirants of the primaries to put the interest of the party ahead of

their personal interest. He asked aspirants who might lose the primaries to support

the victors to enable the NDC win the seat in 2012. Mr Kopanamo said the party would have won the seat in 2008

if a member of the party had not contested as an independent

candidate.