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Spio-Garbrah to contest NDC Vice
Chairmanship slot
Accra, Oct. 27, Ghanadot/GNA - Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Chief
Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Telecommunication
Organisation, on Tuesday announced his intention to contest for
the National Vice Chairmanship slot of the ruling National
Democratic Congress (NDC) in the December Special Delegates
Congress.
He said with the appointment of many NDC National Executive
Officers as ministers of state, diplomats and government
functionaries, "It is quite necessary for all who love the party
to do what they can to strengthen the party to retain power in
Election 2012".
"It is because of my love for the NDC that is why I am
presenting myself as one of the candidates for the National Vice
Chairmanship slot."
Dr Spio-Garbrah announced this at a press conference to explain
the rational for writing a recent article in the media, which
had generated controversy and accusations from leading members
of the party.
He explained that the article was written without malice but
intended to help the NDC and Atta Mills administration to
succeed in achieving their goals and objectives, and to fulfil
the Election 2008 manifesto.
"The press conference is to clear the air on several unfortunate
statements against me, which if left uncorrected would denigrate
my hard-earned global reputation and obscure the purpose of the
article, which was intended to strengthen the NDC, improve upon
the government's performance, and not to create any divisions
within the party or the government," he said.
Dr Spio-Garbrah who contested for the NDC Presidential slot in
2006, but lost to current President John Evans Atta Mills said
the party was facing many challenges.
"My sole aim is to help the party and government to succeed in
achieving their goals and objectives and fulfil the Election
2008 manifesto."
He claimed that for the past 10 months some leading party
members in government had shown high level of intolerance of
critical opinion.
"If they continue this way they cannot expect too many. people
to risk their reputations to assist in the task of nation
building."
Dr Spio-Garbrah condemned the tendency of some party and
government officials to discriminate against NDC members because
they are "friends of Spio," or any other personality.
The NDC Former Presidential Aspirant said "it takes many people
to like various players or any team for that team to have a
significant following. Let the government not also forget the
hard sacrifices of the foot soldiers in its decision-making,
especially in job opportunities, training, small loans
allocation and scholarships".
He debunked the notion that through the publication, he had
washed NDC's dirty linen in public, stressing, "as far as the
party is concerned, I have not divulged any secret strategies or
plans of the party that could be considered as washing dirty
linen in public".
"If there is a view that any dirty linen should be washed at
home and indoors, and not in public, that is well and in order.
I am happy to be called in due course to help wash it inside the
house," he stressed.
GNA
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