VICTORY IS BIG CHALLENGE — BERNARD MORNARH (Page 14)

Story: Benjamin Xormam Glover, Bolgatanga


THE General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Bernard A. Mornarh, has described his victory in last Saturday’s national delegates congress as a huge challenge imposed on him by the delegates and supporters of the party.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic moments after he was declared the winner in the race with two others, Mr Mornarh said, “I have contributed my quota as a National Youth Organiser of the party and the people have seen the work that I have done and entrusted to me a bigger responsibility to do better for them”.
"I have no option and I can not do otherwise than to prove to the people that I have accepted the challenge given me. I will work assiduously to ensure the success of the PNC”, he added  
Mr Mornarh who succeeded Mr Gabriel Pwamang as the General Secretary of the party polled 691 votes as against 154 votes obtained by Dr Somtim Tobiga and 106 votes by Mr Santuah Niagia. In all 24 ballots were rejected.
He said though the challenges ahead were very daunting he was committed and prepared to serve the party in humility and would be guided by the experience he had acquired over the years.
“I am ready to work to prove to the supporters that they did not just elect a youthful person, an individual who not only can mingle with the elderly but someone who can attract the support of the women and the youth in the country”.
“I will serve as an inspiration for all the young people of Ghana,” he added.
He expressed the hope that with the successful holding of the congress, all the wrangling and intra party fighting will cease to give the new team the needed support to work for the victory of the party.
“Congress is the ultimate decision making body and congress has this day taken a decision. No individual, no powers are absolute or come nearer to the decision of congress.
Therefore there should be no acrimony or rancour. The PNC is bigger than any individual”, he stressed.
Mr Mornarh said the PNC had arrived to do battle in the next general election.
“We are by this successful congress sending a signal to the elephant that its time is due. We are happy that President Kufuor is no more part of the contest, but we are encouraging all of them to begin parking and write down their handing over notes to hand over to the PNC, because the tsunami that will hit them will be far greater.
The wave that the PNC is bringing about is very thunderous and will sweep the elephant to the bush perpetually”, the new scribe of the party said.
On the unity of the Nkrumaist parties, Mr Mornarh said the PNC was still available and willing to join forces with the CPP to fight a common cause.
“ What is left is for the CPP to conclude its part of the bargain as contained in the memorandum that was signed in 2005. We in the PNC are willing to go into election 2008 jointly with the CPP and I hope this challenge will be accepted courageously because the people of Ghana are anxiously waiting for an Nkrumaist government and we can not disappoint them”.
“The MOU says that the name “CPP” be accepted and the coconut should become the symbol of the amalgamated party and the motto “Forward Ever with Honest Service”. These are the things that we agreed on in 2005, ” Mr Mornarh said.