NDC POISED TO WIN 2008 ELECTION — ASIEDU NKETIA (PAGE 16)

THE General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, has stated that the party is poised to wrest power from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2008 general election.
Mr Asiedu-Nketia gave the assurance when addressing the youth wing of the party at Navrongo as part of his tour of the Upper East Region.
He noted that the NPP had failed the electorate and deserved to take a back seat to enable the NDC take over the reins of government.
The general secretary said in spite of the fact that the NDC faced numerous challenges, including inadequate funding, the party was determined to win the December general election.
“The NPP is by far the richest party in Ghana, but it does not take money alone to win elections,” he said, adding that people would vote for Professor Atta Mills based on issues.
“We in the NDC plan to use a scientific way of approaching the election in December and nothing can sway us from achieving our mission,” he stressed.
According to Mr Asiedu-Nketia, the experience the party had gathered over the years and the quality of people on board the campaign would enable it to emerge victorious in the December election.
He urged sympathisers of the party, especially the youth, to embark on a vigorous house-to-house campaign to help the party wrest the seat from the incumbent NPP Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Joseph Kofi Adda.
He advised all eligible persons in the constituency to register as voters during the re-opening of the voter's register later this year to enable them exercise their franchise in the 2008 election.
Mr Mark Wayongo, who is the NDC parliamentary nominee for Navrongo Central constituency, said he was more than convinced that he would deliver the parliamentary seat to the NDC.
“We want to set a record in Navrongo by beating our closest rival by the widest margin that has never been witnessed before,” he stressed.
He called on the youth not to relent in their quest to get the party elected back into power.