NPP MUST FORGE AHEAD IN UNITY TO WIN 2012 ELECTION (PAGE 13, AUGUST 16, 2010)

THE Upper West regional executive committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged supporters and sympathisers of the party to forge ahead in unity and prepare for the greater task ahead to win power from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) come 2012.
According to the party, it was its desire to increase the NPP presidential candidate’s votes in the region as well as capture more seats in addition to the three existing ones, namely Lawra – Nandom , Wa East and Lambussie constituencies.
Congratulating delegates for the peaceful and orderly manner they conducted themselves before, during and after the party’s recent presidential primaries, it said “we are particularly grateful to the agents of the various presidential aspirants for the support and co-operation given to the regional and constituency election committees.”
This singular action has demonstrated to all Ghanaians and the whole world that internal democracy had come to stay in the party,” said a statement signed by the Regional Secretary of the party, Mr. Stephen Engmen.
It said the peaceful manner of the primaries had also won the hearts and admiration of not the NPP alone but also the NDC.
It commended the regional and constituency election committees for their commitment to duty by working hard to ensure that the primaries were transparent, free and fair.
“We are again grateful to the Electoral Commission in the region for conducting the elections according to the set rules and guidelines stipulated by the NPP. We wish to assure the EC that we will continue to co-operate with them as we prepare for election 2012,” it added.
Touching on the role of the media, the statement said their facilitation in the education of the delegates on the guidelines went a long way to ensure a smooth electoral process ,pointing out that the keen manner in which they monitored and transmitted the results on the day of the elections made the presidential primaries more transparent.
“The presence of the security personnel was enough to ensure the safety of all voters, election officers, materials as well as well wishers who were around to witness the voting process”, the statement concluded.
In the elections in the region, a total of 4294 delegates cast their ballot with Nana Akufo – Addo getting 2923 while his closest Alan Kyerematen got 1252.