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National vetting of parliamentary candidates of NDC opens in
Eastern Region
Koforidua, April 3, Ghanadot/GNA -
Vetting of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary
aspirants to contest seats in the Eastern Region opened in
Koforidua on Wednesday.
Those being vetted include five who had filed to contest for
the Afram Plains North constituency, four for Lower Manya,
four for Yilo and one for New Juaben South constituencies.
In the Upper Manya and Afram Plains South constituencies
where there are sitting MPS, it was only the two who filed
their papers to contest the primaries at the close of
nominations.
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National Organizer of the party said
it was the party’s position never to impose candidates on
any constituency but to create a level playing field for all
who wanted to contest.
He said it was members of the Party in the constituency who
would market a candidate of the Party and they would whole
heartedly do that if the choice was a true reflection of the
majority view.
Mr Ampofo said evidence on the ground showed that the NDC
was going to win the 2008 Presidential Elections hands down,
but then, the President would need to have the support of
over 50 per cent of the Members of Parliament to be able to
implement his good programmes.
He said NDC needed to win the elections to bring smiles to
the faces of Ghanaians because the country was currently
being ruled by a government that had demonstrated that it
did not care about the basic needs of the people.
Mr Ampofo said while the people were in need of some basic
things like water and electricity, the government preferred
to use the nation’s resources to build posh Presidential
Palace and buy jets for the comfort of the ruling class.
Mr Kofi Attoh, an Executive Member of the Party, in-charge
of International Relations, called on all those who have
filed their nominations to contest on the ticket of the
Party to respect the promises that they would make before
the primaries.
He said no mater the number of people who had filed their
nominations to contest any constituency seat, it is only one
person who would emerge winner and he would need the support
of all to win the seat.
Mr Attoh said the Party would not tolerate people who after
losing the primaries would go back on their word and declare
their intention to contest the elections as independent
candidates.
GNA
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