NPP MUST DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES — BIN-SALIH (PAGE 14, JULY 22, 2010)

THE Upper West regional second Vice- Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Hafiz Bin-Salih, has urged the leaders and the entire membership of the party to demonstrate to Ghanaians that the NPP is ready to assume the mantle of leadership of the country come December 2012.
He has therefore called all those with grievances to pass them through the right channel and “stop washing the party’s dirty linen in public.
“We must not do anything that will erode the confidence that Ghanaians have in the party. Also the flag bearer aspirants must have confidence in the electoral process of the party since it was a similar mechanism that was used for the constituency, regional and national executives,” he added.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Wa, Mr Bin-Salih alleged that in the face of economic hardship that had hit most Ghanaians except those in the corridors of power, it was incumbent on the NPP to assure the good people of Ghana that it had policies which when implemented, would “see us through this difficulties”.
According to him, Ghanaians must see some seriousness and readiness in the NPP, otherwise they would not give the party the chance to rule this country.
He said the constant criticism of President Mills’ administration by former President Rawlings and the recent one by Dr Sekou Nkrumah were enough evidence that President Mills and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) were not up to the task of solving the problems of the country.
“The fact that in less than two years into the administration of President Mills, members of his own party and government have the courage to criticise him means that he is performing woefully and that the ‘better Ghana agenda’ is a mirage,” he said.
Mr Bin –Salih said that in the face of all the challenges that confronted the NDC government, Ghanaians were not going to give the privilege to govern the country to the NDC.
Touching on the number of delegates to vote on August 7, Mr Bin – Salih said a total of 5,313 people would cast their ballots that day and said things were being finalised to ensure a smooth congress.
He advised the delegates to vote according to their conscience and not allow anybody to entice them with rewards.