PROGRAM FOR NPP CONGRESS ON OCTOBER 20 2007 AT Dallas Fort Worth

7:00 am – 8: 00 am Registration of delegates Starts

8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration of delegates /breakfast

First Plenary Session

MC Mr. Ben Newman

Call to Order 9:30 am – 9:35 am Opening Prayer

9:35 am - 9:45 am Singing of National Anthems All

9:45 am – 9:50 am National Pledge All

Introduction of Moderators – Mr. Ben Newman

Moderators: Dr. Alex Holdbrook/Benjamin Afrifa

9:50 am – 10: 00 am Introduction of local & National chairpersons

10:00 am – 10:10 am DFW chairpersons open address- Mr. Samuel Mensah

10:10 am - 10:20 am National Chairpersons address Mr. Kofi Boateng

10: 25am – 10:40 am Recognition of Overseas branches –Mr. Kofi Boateng

10:40 am - 10:50 am Reading of Procedural Rules/Roll call – Yaw Berko

10:50 am – 11:00 am Break

11:00 am – 11:10 am General Secretary’s Report - Mr. John Nyarko

11:10 am - 11:20 am Treasurer’s Report Ms. Margaret Dapaah

11:20 am - 11:35 am NPP-USA First Vice chair’s report Nana Kwaku A. Yeboah

11:35 am – 11:50 am Presentation by the National General Gen. Secretary of the NPP Nana Ohene Ntow

11:50 am – 12:20 pm Open Address

12:20 pm – 1:10 pm LUNCH

Message from Deputy Ambassador - Irene Addo

Message from Minister of State for Interior- Hon Nana Obiri Boahene

Recognition of Aspiring MP’s - Ken Ohene Agyapong

1:10 pm – 1:55 pm Reports from various chapters of NPP-USA

Second Plenary Session

2:00 pm -3:30pm Panel Discussion on ‘’ IMPROVING INTRAPARTY DEMOCRACY AND BUILDING A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GHANAIANS LIVING ABROAD AND NPP EXECUTIVES IN GHANA ”

PANALIST: Nana Ohene Ntow; National General Secretary

Overseas Chairpersons Speech

Dr. Elizabeth Sarkodee

Mr. Charles Amoo Asante

Mr. Samuel Appiah and

Immiadiate past Chairman's Remarks-- Mohammed Ali Idiris 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Formation of committees: Election Primaries Committee Finance/National data base creation committee New bye-laws review committee Operation Victory 2008 committee 2008 Congress adhoc planning committee

Third Plenary Session

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Deliberations and adoption of committee reports Voting on resolutions 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm NPP –USA National chairperson summary – Mr. Kofi Boateng

CLOSING PRAYER

EVENING PROGRAM

MC Mr. Ben Newman

7:00 pm – 7:20 pm Announcement of Dinner and Celebration – Mr. Ben Newman Invocation & Opening prayer – Pastor Dr. Kennedy Adarkwah National anthem/Pledge Introduction of chairperson- Dr. Holdbrooke

7:20 pm – 7:30 pm Chairpersons acceptance speech – Ms. Stella Green

7:30 pm – 7:35 pm Welcome address - Mr. Charles Biney

7:35 pm – 7:45 pm

7:45 pm - 7:50 pm Mayor’s Proclamation – Odeneho Nana Taaka

7:50 pm – 7:55 pm Introduction of keynote speaker- Mr. William Darkwah

7:55 pm – 8:10 pm Keynote speaker’s address – Elder Statesman Appiah Minkah

8:10 pm - 8:15 pm Recognition of Dignitaries – Dr. Alex Holdbrooke

8:15 pm – 8:25 pm DFW chapter chair’s address – Mr. Sam Mensah

8:25 pm – 8:35 pm National Chairperson’s address – Mr. Kofi Boateng

8:35 pm – 11:00 pm Introduction of NPP Presidential aspirants – Ms. Christine M. .Dadson ‘ Moderator for Q&A – Mr. Rex Opoku

11:00 pm – 11:10 pm Chairpersons closing remarks – Ms Stella Green

11:15 pm - 11:15 pm Vote of thanks - Ohene Frimpong

11:15 pm – 1:00 am DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE

FROM:N.P.P CONGRESS PLANNING COMMITTEE!!!