WA CENTRAL NDC ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE (PAGE 16, NOV 4)

THE Wa Central Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected a 26-member executive to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
The executives include Alhaji Seidu Jamatutu as chairman, Adam Salia and Adam Iddrisu, first and second vice chairmen respectively, Abdul Rahman–Rahman, secretary and Nuhu Issahaku Putiaha, deputy constituency secretary.
The rest are Alhaji Ankilu Sumaila, organiser, Abubakar Rahaman, treasurer, Alhaji M. Kabore, propaganda secretary, Hajia Hamida Nasiri, women organiser, and Alhaji Mumuni Mankama, youth organiser.
Addressing the conference, the Minister for Youth and Sports and Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Mr Rashid Pelpuo, acknowledged the role of the party faithful in the NDC’s victory during the last general election.
He said the Government was taking measures to arrest the downward trend of the economy, and appealed for maximum restraint from supporters of the party since the NDC would continue to be responsive to the needs of Ghanaians.
“We have inherited an economy with a huge domestic debt, and therefore, we need to be a little bit tolerant to deal with the situation,” he added.
Mr Pelpuo gave the assurance that the youth would be catered for properly through skills training to enable them to become employable and self-reliant.
“The NDC will continue to think and support the masses with good policies in order to improve upon their lives,” he said
The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Mahmud Khalid, condemned backbiting and gossiping within the party.
He said these negative practices did not augur well for the party, and must therefore, be stopped in the interest of party unity and cohesion.
He said many people were ready to join the NDC but the attitude of some activists was driving them away, and said they must be embraced since politics was about numbers.
The regional Secretary of the party, who is also the deputy regional minister, Mr Kale Caesar, described Mr Rashid Pelpuo as one of the finest ministers in the country.
He rejected claims that the government was very slow and said, “we would continue to take our time as a government and move this country in the right direction”.
The constituency chairman, Alhaji Seidu Jamatutu, thanked the delegates for the confidence reposed in the executive and gave the assurance that they would continue to work hard to maintain the constituency for the NDC.