BOLGA CENTRAL NDC ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVES (PAGE 16, OCT 30)

The Bolgatanga Constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected new executive to steer the affairs of the party.
At the end of the gruelling session, which officials of the Municipal office of the Electoral Commission (EC) supervised, Mr Abdulai Akono Aduko polled 149 votes to defeat Mr Abubakari Atongo Salifu and Mr Orondo Samari, who polled 109 and four votes respectively.
Mr Thomas Amare, who had 152 votes, captured the post of Vice-Chairman. His contender, Mr David Apea, polled 111 votes.
The incumbent Secretary, Mr Roland Ayoo, secured 173 votes to retain his post, while the post of Assistant Secretary went to Mr George Abane, who polled 153 votes.
The post of Organiser went to Mr Philip Aboore Adongo, while Mr Francis Asare became the Deputy Organiser. The post of Propaganda Secretary went to Mr Huudu Yahaya and that of Deputy Propaganda Secretary went to Mr Kassim Azika.
Messrs Adamu Aganda and Fuseini Ayaah were elected Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer respectively.
Ahead of the main congress, the constituency had elected Mr Rockson Atamale as its Youth Organiser, with Mr Abdallah Salifu as Deputy Youth Organiser, while the position of Women’s Organiser and Deputy Women’s Organiser went to Madam Regina Aboteneeriba and Madam Elizabeth Akugre respectively.
The newly elected executive of the party were inducted into office by Alhaji Awudu Gariba, a member of the regional executive.
Mr Aduko pledged to work with all to entrench the party in the constituency.
Present at the event were leading members of the NDC in the region, including Mr Donald Adabre, Ghana’s Ambassador- designate to Mali; the immediate past constituency Chairman and current Municipal Chief Executive for Bolgatanga, Mr Epsona H. Ayamga; the Regional NADMO Co-ordinator, Mr Patrick Akake; and the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Mr Emmanuel Akolbire Opam-Brown.
Mr Ayamga commended the 250 delegates from the 125 polling stations in the constituency for electing new leaders and expressed the hope that the new team would lift the party to greater heights and help it retain the seat in the 2012 elections.
Mr Opam-Brown also commended the new team and pledged to work with them to win the seat for the party in the next elections.
He conceded that with the elections now over a lot of work remained to be done to heal wounds and build bridges to ensure intra-party unity.