NDC is a party for the people of the North – Alhaji
Mahama
Han, (UWR), April 5, Ghanadot/GNA
– Alhaji Iddrisu Mahama, a member of Council of State has
stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a
party for the people of the Upper West Region because it has
brought a lot of development to them.
He said the people would never turn their backs on the NDC
but would always reciprocate the good things it had provided
them with a massive voting.
Alhaji Mahama was speaking at the launch of a bye-election
campaign rally at Han in the Jirapa District on Friday.
The bye-election has become necessary following the death of
Mr. Edward Kojo Salia, Member of Parliament for the
constituency.
Alhaji Mahama said the provision of electricity and the
establishment of the University for Development Studies (UDS)
in the North was a testimony to some of the good things the
NDC had done for the people.
He urged voters in the constituency to turn out in their
numbers and vote massively for the NDC to retain the seat to
continue to bring development to the region.
Mr. Yaw Gyan, National Deputy Organiser of the NDC said
President John Atta Mills would deliver on all the promises
he made to the electorate during his campaign period.
He however appealed to Ghanaians to exercise patience for
President Mills to put his government machinery in place to
set on into work to fulfill the promises.
Mr. Gyan said the provision of free uniform for basic school
children and the one time premium for the National Health
Insurance would be implemented while the NDC would also
continue with all the good policies and programmes of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) to benefit the people.
He said government would develop the agricultural potentials
of the north through the intervention of the Savannah
Accelerated Development Authority to help improve the living
conditions of the people.
Mr. Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister said a win
for the NDC in the bye-election would be the best tribute
the people of Jirapa would have given to the late Salia.
He called on NDC supporters to be vigilant and help track
down smugglers of petroleum products to neighbouring
countries.
"The activities of these people had created an artificial
shortage of petroleum products in the country.
"These people are out to destroy the image of our great
party before Ghanaians and we must not allow them", Mr.
Khalid said.
Madam Alice Boon, a former member of parliament for
Lambussie, said the Jirapa seat was a "sure banker" for the
NDC.
She said other political parties such as the New Patriotic
Party had put in its candidate to contest the bye election
as a matter of formality.
"The Jirapa bye election can best be described like a
tortoise going into a race with an antelope, and this tells
that spectators can make their own conclusions before the
election day", Madam Boon pointed out.
She appealed to supporters of the other political parties to
vote for the NDC to be part of its victory celebration.
Alhaji Seidu Jamatutu, Wa Central Constituency Chairman of
the NDC expressed regret that the NPP administration did not
see any qualified person in the Upper West Region to be
appointed as a cabinet minister.
He said there are many reasons why the people of the North
would always remember the NDC and nobody should blame them
for the love they have for the party.
“How can we forget a party that has appointed two of our
people as cabinet ministers and three others as Council of
State members”, he asked “What is my and what is ours cannot be said to be the same”,
Alhaji Jamatutu retorted.
GNA
