New party calls for the rejection of NPP

Kumasi, Oct. 10, GNA - The Ghana National Party (GNP) has called on Ghanaians to totally reject the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government in the 2008 elections.

A statement issued in Kumasi on Monday and signed by Mr Kobina Amo-Aidoo, Interim National Chairman of GNP, said Ghanaians should by now realize the level of deceit and fake political agenda exhibited by the NPP Government and to take steps to halt those falsehoods.

"I call on all Ghanaians to totally reject the NPP and their false propaganda designed to attract public attention and remain empty on the ground," the statement said.

The statement cited the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme and the Capitation Grant and said the majority of Ghanaians were not benefiting from the programmes as were being taunted by the Government's propaganda machinery.

It said it took almost a year before one could obtain NHIS card while Ghanaian children in private schools were also not enjoying the so-called capitation grant and the school-feeding programme. The statement said the GNP could not look on unconcerned while the Government propagated falsehoods to the detriment of the people. "The kids of Ghana, the children and the youth are the only delicate legacy for this nation and we cannot remain unconcerned as their lives are in very serious danger", it said.

The statement said there was the need for a transparent and decent political administration to provide basic social services to the people and that it was time for the nation to seriously rejuvenate its potentials and develop its resources to enhance the wellbeing of the people.

The statement said the GNP had developed a human centred social policy that would ensure the welfare of the citizenry and appealed to Ghanaians to totally reject both the NPP and National Democratic Congress and vote for the GNP to ensure total liberation and freedom for the people.