Winneba (C/R), Oct. 28, GNA - The Central Regional first chair person of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Mintah, on Wednesday appealed to founding members of the party to initiate steps to resolve whatever differences that exist between the former President Jerry John Rawlings and Professor John Evans Attah Mills, the sitting President.

Mr Mintah was speaking to the Ghana News Agency at Winneba Junction on Wednesday. Personally, "I perceive the current impasse between J.J. Rawlings and President Attah Mills as a potential threat to the party's unity, and the earlier effective steps were taken to resolve the issue once and for all, the better.

Mr Mintah reminded all NDC Founding Members that it was their responsibility to unify both the top most leaders and the grassroots members of the party.

The Regional Chairman further called on all district and constituency leaders of the NDC to come out with suggestions and ideas that would help thrash out the issue completely.

"When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suff ers and not the piece of land on which the said battle is taking place", he observed. Mr Mintah charged all peace-loving followers of the party to learn to pray very hard for God to offer the leaders lasting peace, love, unity, wisdom and adequate spiritual guidance and protection. Mr Mintah urged both leaders and followers of the party in and outside Ghana not to forget that out of the four-year mandate given to the party to rule the country two years had almost gone. It was, therefore, the duty of every member of the party to say farewell to all sorts of misunderstandings and rally together for effective organizational activities in the remaining two years to enable the party to win the 2012 general elections.

Mr Mintah cautioned followers of ex-President J.J. Rawlings and Professor Evans Attah Mills to refrain from making unfavourable comments and remarks through phone-in calls during radio discussions. Mr Mintah said such negative remarks often inflamed passions and must be avoided in the interest of both the party and the nation's development. 28th Oct. 10