Koforidua, May 4, GNA - Dr Samuel Annor, the Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said wrangling in the party regarding the election of a presidential candidate was a normal phenomenon and not a platform for disintegration of the party. He said the NPP would come out more united and solid after the election in August as never before to shame its detractors. Dr Annor said the NPP was firmly rooted in democracy and that the party would prove to Ghanaians that it was the cradle of democracy and therefore the only solution to the country's economic issues. Addressing the opening of a GHC 20,000 office for the New Juaben South Constituency in Koforidua, he urged all to close their ranks and work in unity to achieve victory in 2012.

Dr Annor told the hundreds of supporters at the ceremony that what was needed were hard work and unity of purpose to realize their victory dream of 2012.

He said the need for the NPP administration had been felt more than before as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in it's almost two years in power had proved not equal to the task.

Dr Annor called on the leadership and the rank and file of the party to stop any blame game on the perceived internal wrangling of the party and to resolve to unite for a common front and purpose. Ms Beatrice Boateng, the Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, said the NPP could only win through hard work and commitment to the ideals of the party.

She urged women to move from playing the back role to the frontiers to ensure that they would not be left out in the 2012 victory that was destined for the party. Mr Samuel Awuku, the spokesperson for Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), said after two years in power, many NDC supporters had regretted that they voted for the party. He said that was a good signal for the NPP victory in 2012 and urged the supporters and leaders of the party to close their ranks for victory in 2012. 04 May 10