NDC MUST WORK AS A TEAM (PAGE 14, JULY 22, 2010)

THE Western Regional executive members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been urged to ignore personal interest and work as a team at the zonal level to improve the party’s fortunes for 2012.
The Regional Organiser of the party, Col. Kaku Korsah, who made the call, said personal interest should not override the interest of the party which serves as the rallying point for all.
He said the party came into office to serve and to improve the lives of the people and any unchecked personal interest would position the party wrongly in the eyes of the public.
At the party’s mid-year review and how to strategise for the 2012 elections in the Ellembelle Constituency, the region and the country as a whole, he said there was the need for team work, understanding of issues through dialogue.
The mid-year meeting was attended by zonal, council of elders, a regional representative and constituency executives.
Col Korsah said Election 2008 came with some amount of problems which required that, as a family, the issues were taken care of at the constituency level to ensure that no stone was left unturned.
He appealed to the executives to find out problems that had made some electoral areas a serious threat to the party and to take steps to address them.
The Regional Organiser urged them to call on the executives for any assistance that would ensure that laid down strategies worked to perfection.
Col. Korsah reminded them that: “It will be very dangerous for us to think we are in power and then relax. This is the time for the executives to work hard since we have to retain power and increase our seats, come the 2012 general elections.”
The Member of Parliament for the Constituency, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, indicated that even before his election as the MP, he had vowed to serve his constituency to the best of his ability.
“Looking at the constituency, there is a lot to be done and with the commitment of the government to ensure that living standards of the people improved, he would do everything within his power to serve the constituency,” he said.
He assured the executives and the people that “this is the era of politics where the needs and well-being of the people have become the prime focus for the government. “What we need at the moment is unity of purpose to ensure that we retain power and I will do all it takes to make NDC reign for ages,” he declared.
Mr Buah called on the Executives to communicate the achievements of the government to the people and ensure that there was peace to ensure that they did not do anything to derail the fortunes of the party in the 2012 elections.
The Chairman of the Ellembelle Constituency of the NDC, Mr Kwesi Bervel promised to work as a team to retain power in 2012.
The District Chief Executive of Ellembelle, Mr Daniel K. Eshun thanked the executives for their co-operation and urged them to work harder to increase the votes in the constituency.