DINDIOK TO CONTEST UPPER EAST REGIONAL SECRETARY OF NPP (PAGE 17, DEC 18)

A former District Chief Executive for the Garu-Tempane District Assembly in the Upper East Region, Mr Joseph Kpemka Dindiok, has declared his intention to contest the Upper East Regional Secretary position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Speaking to the Daily Graphic at Bolgatanga, the aspirant who was once a Presiding Member of the same assembly in 2008, said his decision to contest the position was to bring some dynamism and vibrancy into the party in the region in order to reposition it to re-capture power in the 2012 general election.
Mr Dindiok, now a Bolgatanga based private legal practitioner, said he was coming into the race with a wealth of experience, having climbed the ladder of the local government system.
In 2006, he was an elected Assembly Member for the Kpikpira-Natinga Electoral Area. That same year he was elected the Presiding Member of the assembly.
In August 2008, he was nominated as the DCE and with over 96 per cent of votes in his favour; he was overwhelmingly confirmed as the DCE.
“As far as the NPP is concerned in the Upper East Region, I think that the party needs to improve on its strength. We need a new set of leadership; a new sense of direction and a new focus to be able attain the height that we aspire for ourselves in the region,” he stated.
“In the light of this we need tried and tested people, who will not only stand the test of time in the party but will favourably, compete and overcome the leadership of the National Democratic Congress,” he said while sharing his thought on what he brings to the table.
He promised to improve on the communication and research unit of the party in the region to ensure that the party remained in touch with the electorate, when given the mandate.
According to him, he would also be a team player when given the nod. “I will always let the principle of unanimity guide us in all that we do so that the supreme interest of the party rather than our parochial interest will prevail,” he said.
Although he believes the incumbent Regional Secretary of the NPP has done well, he holds the view that the incumbent did not do enough. “I hope to build on what he has done to ensure that the party reaches the high level we aspire to be,” he said.