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Mac Manu warns NPP presidential
aspirants
Accra, July 25, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr. Peter Mac Manu, National
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Wednesday
warned the party's 17 presidential aspirants to show
maturity in their bid to win the party's presidential slot
for the 2008 elections.
"I would like to caution all the would-be aspirants who are
testing their popularity with party members around the
country to observe strict decorum in their language and
behaviour," he said.
Mr. Manu gave the warning at a press launch of activities to
mark the 15th Anniversary of the party, which falls on July
28, 2007.
The theme for the eight-day celebration is "NPP :Our roots,
our strength."
He regretted that detractors of the party had cited the
numerous presidential aspirants as a reason for a possible
split in the party in 2008, and said there would be no split
provided the aspirants stayed away from attacking each other
and exercised strict civility in their campaigns.
"This is an internal contest and should not be allowed to
get out of hand," Mr Manu told the aspirants, two of whom,
namely Professor Kwabena Frimpong- Boateng and Mr Hackman
Owusu Agyemang, were present at the function.
Mr Manu said the national executive had completed updating
the party's code of conduct for aspirants and would be out-doored
after approval by the National Council next week.
He said he was confident that the code of conduct should
guide the aspirants to carry out their campaign with
civility, adding that the national executive had not had any
disturbing signals from any aspirant yet.
The NPP Chairman noted that the theme for the celebration
was in recognition of the sacrifices and passion of the
founding fathers and foot soldiers to the party's survival,
sustainability and achievements over the past 15 years.
He said the party had been largely anchored on its liberal
democratic ideology from its forefathers and on the backs of
the foot soldiers across the rank and file of the country.
Mr Manu gave the assurance that in recognition of the
sacrifices made by members over the years, his
administration would continue to be vigilant during
elections to ensure that the party retained power in 2008.
Nana Ohene Ntow, General Secretary, said activities for the
celebration included Moslem and Christian thanksgiving
services, clean up exercises, rallies, keep fit programmes,
seminars and a mammoth rally at Tema Community one on August
4, 2007.
Others were a National Council meeting to decide on the
modalities for the party's national congress, a founders and
patrons forum and the official commissioning of the national
headquarters building.
GNA
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