Set up
Commission to investigate violence and intimidation in 2008
elections
Kumasi June 23, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr.
Daniel Ohene-Agyekum, Ashanti Regional
Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged
government to set up a Presidential Commission to
investigate
allegations on violence and intimidations made by leading
political
parties during the 2008 general elections.
He said if this is done, it would help cool down the
ill-feelings
some people have in them and also help to resolve some of
the problems in the nation's
electoral processes in future.
Mr. Ohene-Agyekum was speaking at the inauguration of the
Umbrella Unit for Action and Loyalty, a group within the NDC
in Kumasi
on Monday.
It was under the theme; "Unity and Solidarity, the
Prerequisite Tool
for NDC towards a Better Ghana."
The Regional Chairman indicated that the government would
not shirk
its responsibility to do the right thing, and appealed to
members of
the group to assist the government to uproot corruption in
the
country.
He said the NDC government under President Mills would use
tact and
civilized means to build the country, and stressed the need
for
members holding key positions to be very conscious in the
discharge of their duties so that
they do not fall into political snares and
temptations.
Mr. Frank Osei-Mensah, Former Ashanti Regional Chairman of
the Party
and a Patron of the group pledged his support for it.
He called on the members to be dynamic and proactive and try
to
establish a public relations and information committee, to
be
responsible for educating the public on government policies
and
programmes.
Mr. Osei-Mensah urged them to eschew intra-party conflicts
and make
discipline their guiding principles at all levels, as they
assist the
government to accelerate the development of the country.
Mr. Samuel Yaw Adusei, Secretary to the group said they were
ready to move from constituencies
to constituencies, regions to regions, to
assist the party executives to effect organization of party
activities
in all areas.
He said, "It is our aim to resource the party and the
government with
talented and well trained youth, adding that they were ready
to assist
the government to resource its research department, to
effect prompt
information and quality communication delivery to the people
at the
grassroots".
Alhaji Latif Madjoub, Adansi North District Chief Executive,
and Mr.
Alexander Ackon, Obuasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, called
on
members to work in close collaboration with the executives
in their
membership drive, so that the party retains power in 2012
elections.
The Association has Mr. Ebenezer Ekow-Ayehu as Chairman, Mr.
Samuel Yaw Adusei, Secretary, Mr.
Larbi, Treasurer with Mr. Abdulai Omaru as
Organizer.
GNA
