Weija Constituency confirms Ayorkor

Page 15, April 15, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Weija Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has endorsed the nomination of the MP of the area, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey to contest for the seat during the December election.
Although nobody filed to contest the MP, there was the need for delegates of the party to endorse her nomination.
At constituency’s delegates conference held at the Odogonor Senior High School, during which Ms Botchwey was endorsed through popular acclamation, delegates resolved to retain the seat and win more votes for their Presidential candidate, Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Speaking at the conference, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the party, Mr Sammy Crabbe called for more efforts by members to win floating voters to the party.
He said, they could achieve that through door-to-door campaign to educate the people about the sound policies and programmes which the government had put in place to impact positively on their lives.
Mr Crabbe also urged them to ensure that people who had attain the voting age register in their numbers when the voter’s register is opened since the exercise was crucial to the success of the party.
The NPP Chairman of the constituency, Alhaji Issah Tasiru commended the MP for keeping in touch with the grassroot that had earned her massive support from both the executives and polling station chairmen.
He said the entire people in the Weija Constituency would forever be grateful for her efforts towards the elevation of the area to a municipal status.
Alhaji Tasiru said the confusion in the camp of the National Democratic Party (NDC) over the selection of the party’s running mate showed their desperation in face of defeat.
For her part, Ms Botchwey said she would not be complacent because nobody contested her, but would instead work hard to clinch a landslide victory.
Ms Botchwey said in 2004, she had only five weeks to campaign due to some misunderstanding within the constituency and called on the supporters not to wait but begin intensive campaign now to ensure total victory.
She said the government had done well with limited resources and asked the supporters to use such achievements as part of their campaign messages.
Ms Botchwey thanked the executives and polling station chairmen for the confidence reposed in her and promised that she would not let them down.