Cape Coast Nov. 25, GNA - Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin South, on Saturday urged Ghanaians to show appreciation for the good works of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under the leadership of President Kufuor and retain the party in power in the 2008 general election.
He said the party was doing very well in the provision of the needs of Ghanaians and asked that the people should reciprocate the gesture by voting massively for it.
Mr Agyapong said this when he addressed a forum organized by the Cape Coast Polytechnic branch of the Tertiary Education Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the NPP at Cape Coast as part of activities marking TESCON "Akwaaba week" celebration on the theme: "The role of TESCON in the 2008 election".
Mr Agyapong said the 2008 election was very crucial for the NPP and called on members of TESCON to effectively play their role to ensure that the party won the election, adding: "Let us move to the people and tell them what the NPP has been able to do for the people of Ghana". He pointed out that the third successive victory of the party would greatly depend on people's knowledge of the achievements of the party, stressing that people would only change their minds when they were well informed of the party's achievements, vision and progress. Mr Agyapong said in the past seven years the NPP had proved its worth and had been able to improve upon the living conditions of Ghanaian, won the confidence of the international market and was the envy of many Africa countries.
Touching on the discovery of oil in the country, he said the future was good and said proceeds from the sale of the oil would not end in the pockets of individuals but that it would be used for the total development of the nation.
Mr Ken Nunoo, Special Assistant to the Central Regional Minister, said next year's election would not be won on a silver platter and therefore charged the youth to intensify their campaign to enable the party to win.
He advised them to "arm" themselves with the achievements of the NPP anywhere they went and use it to convince the populace to vote for the party.
Mr Samuel Abu Gyinakpoh NPP activist, called on party supporters to be interested in the process of the election of a flag bearer and not restrict it to the delegates alone.
He stressed need for the party to recognize the role some leaders played in the growth and development of the party and urged the delegates to vote a "True Blue Party Member" who knows the party's history very well, adding that the December congress would either make or break the party.
Mr Stephen Dapaah President of CPoly TESCON in his welcoming address called on the party executives to recognize the important role TESCON played in the party's activities and provide it with the necessary logistical support to enable it work effectively. He pointed out that it was through the effort of TESCON that the party was able to win twice in the Central Region and pledged TESCON's continuous support to the party, adding "next year's election is for the youth and we would do everything to ensure that the party wins".