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NDC corruption charge of NPP is
political gimmickry - - Obed Asamoah
Ho, Nov. 26, Ghanadot/GNA - The National Democratic
Congress' (NDC) accusation of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)
government of corruption, especially about the findings of
the Public Accounts Committee and the Auditor-General's
report is "a political gimmick" Dr. Obed Asamoah, Founder of
the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) has said.
In an address at the weekend at the inauguration of
the Ho Polytechnic and School of Hygiene chapters of
Tertiary Education Students Forum (TESFORD) of the DFP in
Ho, he said the Public Accounts Committee never sat in
public and reports of the Auditor Generals Department were
not made public during the NDC regime for the public to know
the level of corruption of that era.
Dr. Asamoah said corruption permeated the public services
in successive governments but were ignored and said if voted
into power the DFP would appoint an independent prosecutor
to prosecute all corruption cases.
He said the formation of the DFP was the result of the
imperative necessity for a new thinking and a paradigm shift
in the Ghanaian culture of politics.
Dr. Asamoah said DFP government would give full meaning to
the concept of private enterprise, as it was the engine of
growth and would subsidize agricultural inputs and create
markets for the produce of farmers as a means of eradicating
poverty since farmers constitute about 70 percent of the
population.
He accused past governments of not protecting local
industries against unfair competition.
Dr. Asamoah said a DFP government would create a new region
in the Volta region and establish a Technical University in
the region.
He called on the TESFORD to educate the public about
politics of lies, vilification, vendetta, violence and
threats of violence.
Dr. Asamoah called on the people of the Volta region to
assess their interest and "adopt a policy of the pursuit of
their interests and not commit themselves to the permanent
service of individuals no mater the circumstances".
"The NDC's hope of coming back to power is a mirage, as the
DFP will form the next government or any party that will win
the 2008 elections will do so on the back of our party," he
said.
Mr. Manfred Nuku-Dei, Interim Volta Regional Secretary of
the Party, said what most Ghanaians were looking for now was
a viable alternative to the two political protagonists in
the country and called on members and supporters of the
party to work hard to win more people into their fold.
Mr. Wisdom Deafeamekpor, Regional Youth Organiser, said a
DFP-led government would create a platform for the youth to
play a central role in all government decisions.
The 14-member executive of the Ho Poly Chapter has Mr.
Solomon Sefakor Deku as President, Mr. Seyram Agbogah as
secretary, Mr. Ernest Ekor, Organiser and Ms Saviour Afi
Nartey as Treasurer.
The School of Hygiene Chapter has Mr. Samuel Sapatey as
President, Mr. Cephas Zigah, Secretary, Mr. Peter Adamu,
Organiser and Mr. Newlove Kpodo, Treasurer.
GNA
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