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NDC will be selfless – Mahama
Sankore (B/A) July 16, Ghanadot/GNA – The National
Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday said its ministers
would be selfless in dealing with the people and would set
its priorities right.
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, Running Mate of Professor John
Evans Atta Mills, Flagbearer of the NDC said at Sankore in
Brong Ahafo Region that, selflessness would be giving
meaning to the party’s philosophy of social democracy.
Mr. Mahama who is on a 10-day tour of the region said the
NDC would always be reminded of what Prof. Mills had said
that “the comfort of leadership must be subordinated to the
welfare of the people”.
This was the core message of Mr. Mahama when he addressed
mini rallies at Sankore, Acherensua, Atronie, Kenyasi One
and Two, Goaso and Hwidiem.
He said the NDC would not do anything that would mar this
year’s elections “because we are winning and it is only
those who are staring at defeat who would want the
disruption of the election.
“As we have always maintained, we would not condemn the NPP
government for doing nothing, as they had condemn the NDC
government for doing nothing.
“The NDC would not abrogate or cancel the National Health
Insurance Scheme, the National Youth Employment Programme,
School Feeding Programme but would review and expand them,
so that the problems that the policies are going through
would be avoided”.
Mr. Mahama said the Free Compulsory Universal Basic
Education (FCUBE) was a constitutional obligation that every
government had to undertake and the NDC would make the FCUBE
absolutely free and that anything that is supposed to be
free must be so.
He said the NHIS was “stinking” because it was engulfed in
corruption and that the district health insurance scheme was
in confusion as it seemed treating a patient from one
district in another district was a problem.
“If the NPP had listened to us during the debate on the
national health insurance policy, the scheme would not have
found it self in a mess and that was why the NDC begun the
project on a pilot basis so that it could be replicated
nationally without any hiccups”.
Mr Mahama said for Mr. Samuel Odoi Sikes, former NPP
National Chairman, to have said that this year’s elections
would be tough was an indication of NPP’s failure, and that
if the NPP had delivered on all the promises it made to
Ghanaians there would be need for tough elections.
Mr. Mahama appealed to the electorate to ensure that this
year’s elections would be conducted in a peaceful atmosphere
to ensure the nation’s accelerated development.
Those accompanying Mr. Mahama on the trip are Mr. Samuel
Ofosu Ampofo, National Organiser and Ms. Hanna Tetteh,
Communications Director.
Mr. Mahama also introduced the parliamentary candidates of
the various constituencies to the people and urged them to
vote for them and Prof. Mills.
GNA
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