Ghanaians have been urged to retain the ruling party, National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the forthcoming election to build a new era of social equity and developmental justice for the people.

A statement issued and signed by Alex Seshie Vanderpuije, Public Relations Officer of NDC United Kingdom and Ireland and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Monday, said “the reality is that it will take government, working with businesses to build the strong, fair and competitive economy in order to create the much needed jobs we need to survive as a nation. That is what NDC is for”.

Mr. Seshie-Vanderpuije said the NDC government's economic performance over the last four years had been unprecedented and confirmed to Ghanaians that the NDC was a political party with a developmental focus and urged Ghanaians to retain the NDC in the December 7, 2012 general election.

“Our programme is about creating jobs, not jobs for some who will then have pity on others and give them handouts; our programme is about strong and resilient economy capable of withstanding internal and external shocks; We do not like a society in which only property owners can participate in the democracy.

“Our programme is for the provision of food, shelter and clothing for all not for some. To achieve all these, we need your vote in the December 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections; We need your vote to continue the unfinished agenda of the late Professor John Evans Atta Mills,” he said.

On the NDC Manifesto, he said it reflected the vision of the NDC as a social democratic Party with the focus on "Advancing Better Ghana Agenda" for the next four years.

"The NDC administration under the able leadership of His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama is determined to create a society in which we all have equal and fair opportunities to live good and decent lives,” he said.

He said the manifesto was based on the achievements over the last four years during which the NDC Government established a firm foundation for delivering a program of economic recovery and sustained welfare for the people of Ghana and was guided by President Mahama's passion to build and promote a just, fair and prosperous society where everyone had the potential to fulfill their potential and ambition. Mr. seshie-Vanderpurje stated that the NDC government in 2009 inherited a distressed and broken economy recklessly managed by an NPP administration resulting in serious economic predicaments, imbalances and challenges.

“...in just under four years, of prudent macroeconomic management, the NDC government between 2009 and 2012 achieved a sustained single digit inflation for more than 24 months since June 2010, ( currently at 9.5 per cent), the lowest annual average single digit rate since 1970.

He said whichever approach one took, the NDC government had no alternative but to make good the mess that the NPP government created for Ghana’s economy by dealing with the economic and developmental challenges.