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Akufo-Addo’s wife urges women to organise for the
party
Accra, April 9, Ghanadot/GNA – Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, wife
of the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on
Wednesday appealed to women organizers of the party to
strategize and come out with good campaign messages to
enable the party to win power in December, 2008.
“I am appealing to all, especially NPP women in the Greater
Accra Region, to unite and organize ourselves as best as we
can, to support the party and the National Campaign
Committee to strategize for the December elections,” she
said.
Mrs Akufo-Addo made the appeal at a meeting with some women
organizers of the party and wives of former presidential
aspirants of the NPP.
She urged them to come out with schemes and operations that
could help the party to win the majority of votes,
especially in the Ga-Dangme dominated areas of the region.
Mrs Akufo-Addo said there had been a perception that the
Ga-Dangmes were not in bed with the party and called on the
women to work together to break that notion.
“We must go into the communities and encourage our young
people, those who have not participated in the election
process, to register and massively vote for the NPP as the
party will continue to build upon the solid foundation that
has been laid,” she added.
Mrs Oboshie Sai-Cofie, Minister of Information and National
Orientation, said the government was working hard to make
every industry in the country vibrant and called for
continuous support from all Ghanaians.
Mr Jake Obsetsebi-Lamptey, National Campaign Manager of the
NPP, said it was time for the women to work effectively
underground to ensure grassroots participation. “This is the
time for professional politics to get the best results.”
Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, MP for Weija, urged the women
to show dedication and sacrifice in their grassroots
campaign to win the confidence of the people.
Ms. Vida Dugbatey, Greater Women’s Organizer, called on the
women to work together in unity and with one purpose.
Ms Theresa Amarley Tagoe, Deputy Minister, Greater Accra
Region, urged them to nurture the party to ensure that it
grew form strength to strength.
GNA
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