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NVP to elect Flag Bearer in July
Accra, June 13, Ghanadot/GNA - The newly
formed New Vision Party (NVP) on Friday set July ending for
its maiden Special National Delegates Congress to elect a
Flag Bearer to contest Election 2008.
The Congress would also elect a National Chairman; Vice
Chairman; General Secretary, two Deputy General Secretaries;
National Treasurer and Deputy National Treasurer; National
Organizer and two Deputy National Organizers; National
Propaganda Secretary; and two Deputy National Propaganda
Secretaries; Prophet Daniel Nkansah, a Founding Member of
the Party, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview in
Accra.
He explained that in accordance with the Party's
Constitution, Electoral Laws and the Political Parties Act
574, Constituency and Regional Conferences to elect officers
starting from Greater Accra would precede the National
Delegates Congress.
On the qualification of delegates to the national congress,
Prophet Nkansah said, the Constituency Conferences shall
elect five delegates, who would represent the Constituency
at the National Congress.
All members of the Interim National Executive Committee, all
Founding Members, Members of the Regional Executive
Committee, and five representatives of each External Branch
qualify to vote at the Congress.
Prophet Nkansah, who is also the Founder of the New Vision
Pentecostal Church, said the Congress apart from electing a
Flag Bearer and National Executives, would approve a budget
for the operation of the Party, consider proposals for
constitutional amendment, and approve the creation of
integral organs of the Party.
On the political philosophy of the Party, he said the Party
stood for democratic socialism - "believes in equality and
treatment of all persons with respect to their social,
cultural, educational, political, religious and economic
relations in a multi-party environment".
The 45-year Old Man of God said the NVP was formed based on
conviction and direction from God to redeem the country from
economic decadence and bad governance and politics of
intimidation.
Prophet Nkansah supported by the interim National Chairman,
Apostle Aaron King, said when voted into power NVP
Government would give the aged - 60 years and above and
children from birth to 18 years and the disabled monthly
allowances.
National Health Insurance registration would be free for
them and it would expand and enforce the free compulsory
universal education to cover pupils of the Junior High
Schools and students of Senior High Schools.
"The creator of Heaven and earth in a revelation to me and
to the people of God said that when I am crowned the
President of Ghana, the NVP Government shall make sure that
workers of Ghana receive better condition of service and
with better take-home pay to enable all workers in the
country to give up their best in all their various
workplaces for better Ghana," Prophet Nkansah told the GNA.
He said a NVP Government within 100 days of coming into
power would establish a Special Bank to grant long-term
loans with low interest rates to support Ghanaian
businessentrepreneurs..."adherence to the rule of law;
protection and respect for every citizens' rights; provide
adequate food, affordable housing scheme, and the basic
necessities of life".
On June 6 2008 Mr Kwadwo Sarfo Kantanka, Deputy Chairman of
the Electoral Commission (EC) in-Charge of Operations,
presented the Final Certificate to NVP leadership in Accra.
Mr Kantanka reminded the Leaders that the presentation of
the final certificate ended the first phase of formation of
a political party and the beginning of the actual work to
build the Party.
The Interim Executive Officers are: Chairman, Apostle Aaron
King; General Secretary, Dan Enu; National Organiser, Mr
Eric Lartey; Youth Organiser, Eric Amoafo; and Women
Organiser, Hajia Agyara.
Apostle King debunked the perception that the Party was
formed on religious grounds, saying; "the membership cut
across the Christian fraternity, our National Women
Organiser and Greater Accra Regional Chairman are all
Moslems.
"The fact that some of our Leaders are men of God does not
automatically make us a religious political party, we have a
broad-based membership, open to all Ghanaians of 18 years
and above."
He said NVP was ready to win Election 2008 "to liberate
Ghanaians and create a just society".
The Party has mauve, white and yellow as its official
colours with a lamp in the middle. The Party's slogan is
"eye kanea, eye nsroma," meaning "it's Light, it's the
Star."
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