Politics of Thursday, 26 March 2015

Source: GNA

NDC targets to win 50 percent votes

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Mr Bismark Tawiah-Boateng has declared that, it is the vision of his executive to win 50 percent of the popular votes in the 2016 elections in the region.

He has therefore charged all branches of the party in the region to close their ranks and work towards the attainment of the vision of the party in the Eastern Region.

He was speaking at the launching of a reconciliatory campaign between old and new executives of the various branches of the party in the Okere Constituency at Akropong-Akuapem.

Mr Tawiah-Boateng called on all members of the party to forgive each other and work towards unity within the party to enable the Eastern Region to provide the necessary support to the national efforts of the party towards victory in 2016.

He called on the branch executives to be patient, demonstrate understanding in all matters and trust each other.

Mr Tawiah –Boateng assured the meeting that, no member of the party’s leadership is prepared to see the party loose the 2016 elections and all is putting in their best for victory and said the party is determine to support the government to solve the energy crisis and fulfill all the electoral promises made by the party to the people of Ghana.

Mr Kwame Wiredu, a business in the Okere Constituency who initiated the move explained that, his main concern was for the development of the Okere area and that would be difficult to achieve if within members of the party in power in the area who should lead in attracting projects to solve the needs of the area have differences with each other.

He advised the members of the party to be tolerant of criticisms and suggestions from other people including even their political opponents.

Earlier in a welcoming address, the constituency chairman of the party, Mr Kofi Ayite called on the leadership of the branches of the party to learn to forgive each other.

He said, the reconciliatory efforts would be extended to all the branches of the party in the constituency to give opportunity for members for frank discussions of issues that would help propel the party forward in the constituency.

Mr Rexford Ansah Appaih, a leading member of the party in the constituency, called on the national executive of the party to initiate moves as early as possible to resolve differences that had emerged among members in the various branches of the party in the country as a result of the last party conferences.