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NPP is solid on the ground-Chairman
Amanase (ER), March 10, Ghanadot/GNA-The Ayensuano
Constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr
Kofi Dartey, has said that the party was strong and solid on
the ground in the area and poised to retain the seat for the
third time round.
Addressing polling station executives of Amanase zone at
Amanase on Sunday, Mr Dartey said the constituency, which
was part of the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District was hitherto a
deprived one.
He noted that with the intervention of the Member of
Parliament, Mr Godfried Okyere, and the District Chief
Executive, Mr. Michael Kofi Mensah, the area now have some
developmental projects.
These, he said included rehabilitation of dilapidated school
blocks, construction
of new ones, construction of feeder roads to facilitate
transportation of food stuffs to marketing centres,
provision of boreholes and the extension of electricity to
some communities.
Mr. Dartey said those achievements pointed to the fact that
the area was now having its fair share of the national cake.
He debunked claims from the opposition National Democratic
Congress (NDC), that the party had lost support in the
constituency and for that matter would loose the seat this
time round in the forth-coming general elections.
Mr Dartey said there was no way the NPP would loose the seat
to any political party after occupying it since 2000.
The NDC won the Ayensuano seat in 1992 and retained it in
1996 and later lost it to the New Patriotic Party in 2000.
On the opening of nomination for parliamentary primaries, Mr
Dartey said apart from the incumbent MP who had declared his
intention to seek re-election, no party member had up till
now declared an intention to contest the seat.
He gave the assurance that the constituency executive would
not put impediments in the way of any qualified person who
decides to contest, saying the NPP is a democratic party.
The constituency chairman appealed to polling station
executive to intensify their campaigns towards the general
election so that the party would hand over power to itself
come next year January.
Mr Dartey cautioned them against complacency and said the
party would soon provide all the necessary logistics for the
campaign.
GNA
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