Date: Date: Oct 21 , 2019
BY Benjamin Glover
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| Mr Divine Otoo Agorhom, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NPP |
The Greater Accra Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party
(NPP) has vowed to improve on its performance and secure more seats for the
party in the 2020 general election.
The party currently holds 21 out of the 34 parliamentary
seats in the region. Going into next year's elections, leaders of the NPP in
Greater Accra have indicated their commitment to putting in place measures to
keep the party's dominance in both the presidential and parliamentary elections
in the region.
Speaking to journalists at Tutu in the Akuapim North
District in the Eastern Region on Saturday, October 19, 2019 after a two-day
retreat for constituency chairmen in Greater Accra, the spokesperson for the
chairmen, Mr Charles Boateng, said the party had mapped out several strategies
to help the party retain power in 2020.
The retreat which was on the theme; "safeguarding our
electoral fortunes for elections 2020, the role of constituency chairmen"
brought together all constituency chairpersons in the region, NPP Members of
Parliament, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives as well as
Greater Accra Regional Executives of the party.
Mr Boateng who is also the Tema Central Constituency
Chairman of the NPP, explained that the meeting was to review the performance
of the party in the past general election and to formulate strategies to ensure
that the NPP remained the dominant political party in the Greater Accra Region.
"We have a mission to maximise our votes in the Greater
Accra Region and this will demand hard work to ensure that if for nothing at
all, we maintain the 21 seats currently occupied by the NPP,” he said.
Unity
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Divine
Otoo Agorhom, commended the constituency chairpersons for reviewing the party’s
past performance and formulating plans to ensure victory in future polls.
He stressed the need for unity in the party and called on
the constituency chairpersons to build on the structures they have inherited to
ensure a strong party capable of winning elections beyond the two term cycle.
On the pending referendum on whether or not metropolitan,
municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) should be elected on partisan
basis, Mr Agorhom urged the rank and file of the party to campaign for a 'Yes'
vote to allow for political participation in local level elections.
Such a move, he said, would lead to inclusive governance at
the local level.
Also, he said a massive turnout for a “Yes “ vote would be
an endorsement of one of the party's key manifesto promises.
Writer's email: benjamin.glover@graphic.com.gh
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