Accra, Nov. 26, GNA - Alhaji Iddrisu Mahama, a
Presidential aspirant of National Democratic
Congress (NDC) on Saturday urged other aspirants to
re-energise and unify the party to win power in
2008, instead of making false allegations against
each other.
He stressed the need for the aspirants to inculcate
self-confidence and respect for each other to solve
problems and adopt a decisive approach in campaign
strategies to win the 2008 Presidential and
Parliamentary elections.
Alhaji Mahama made the call when addressing
supporters and members of Ablekuma District Co-ordinating
Committee of NDC in Accra.
He pledged his commitment to the Party and whoever
emerged the flagbearer and urged activists and
supporters of NDC to strengthen the branches and
start campaigning from now because Ghana could only
be saved from her socio-economic problems by an NDC
Government and not a New Patriotic Party (NPP)
Government.
Alhaji Mahama said "If you are committed, angry and
hungry for power NPP would not rig the elections.
Before we could win there should not be any
confusion among ourselves."
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, National Youth Organiser of NDC,
expressed concern about the increasing rate of petty
squabbles among constituency executives in the
Greater Accra Region, which had affected activities
of the Party.
He said without a change in such attitudes, the
branches would not realize the need to work hard,
which was the only way to remove NPP from power,
adding “The success of NDC would come from Greater
Accra and urged the branches to direct their
energies against the NPP.”
Mr Iddrisu who is also the Member of Parliament for
Tamale South, cautioned the electorate against
retaining NPP in power during the 2008 elections
adding “That would amount to sentencing themselves
to more hardship and anguish.”
He said NPP had come to the end of the road because
its policies to inject sanity into the economy and
alleviate poverty among the people had rather
impoverished them.
Mr Iddrisu said the people were witnesses to the
country's current socio economic development which
were worse than before and called on the electorate
to weigh development carefully and make informed
choices in December 2008.
Mr Tackie Kommey, Member of Parliament for
Odododiodio Constituency said with effective
organization throughout the country, NDC would win
power in 2008.
Mr Danny Annan, NDC Greater Accra Regional Chairman,
urged the committee members to work hard and win
power in 2008.
The committee members for the three Parliamentary
seats in Ablekuma are Alhaji Yusif Adisa,
Coordinator and Mr Eben Nii Okaikoi, Secretary.
The other members are Kwame Sangari, Seth Quartey,
Mrs Diana Twum, Ayensu William, Wisdom Dodoo,
Theophilus Chaie, Peter Quarshie, Ellen Okine,
Courage Barlon, Nat Addo, Enoch Ayim, Sidi Bashiru
and Bridgit Gordon.
GNA