Myers-Newman joins NDC vice-chairmanship race

Page 13, Jan 11, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
AN Accra-based Private Legal Practitioner and Business Consultant, Mr Samuel Myers-Newman has joined the race for the contest of the national vice-chairmanship slot of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The party is to hold its National Delegates Congress in Tamale from Saturday, January 16 to Sunday January 17 to elect its national officers.
Declaring his intention for the slot, Mr Myers-Newman, who is an opinion leader at the Okaikoi South Constituency of the party called for a healthy campaign in the run-up to the congress.
He also called on party members who were speaking against the style of governance of President Mills to consider the supreme interest of the party.
Mr Myers-Newman also cautioned delegates to the congress not to allow themselves to be influenced with monetary considerations to vote for a particular candidate since it would not augur well the for party.
He reminded members of the party that the NDC came to power based on the humility and sincerity of Professor Mills with his clear message for a better Ghana.
“:Let us follow the footsteps of the Professor and those who do not believe in his philosophy have no business wanting to be in his team”, he said.
Mr Myers-Newman gave the assurance that he would take good care of the foot soldiers of the party in addition to contributing to the building of stronger structures at the constituency levels to ensure that the party went into the 2012 elections with a strong and united force.
He said he had over the years gathered considerable experience in grassroot mobilisation in the constituency explaining that “the time is now ripe for me to venture into the realm of the national level to help widen the support base of the party”.