NDC rewards dedication and loyalty

Page 16, Jan 21, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso in the Western Region, Mr Sampson Ahi, has stated that the results of the elections of national executives at the 8th national congress held in Tamale had shown that members of the party would always reward dedication and loyalty.
He said the overwhelming support that both Dr Kwabena Adjei and Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketiah received to continue with their mandate as national chairman and national general secretary respectively was an indication of acceptance of effective and hard work.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic about the outcome of the party’s delegates congress in Tamale last week, Mr Ahi noted that it was also based on the same yardstick that the delegates voted for former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, and Mr Kofi Adams to be part of the national executive.
The party had shown that unity of purpose, coupled with understanding and accommodation of one another’s views, was an important ingredient for a successful organisation of an entity.
Mr Ahi, who is also the Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Gender and Children, said the successful congress had deepened internal democracy in the party and put to rest views held by the party’s detractors that the NDC was a violent party.
He, however, urged the new executive to work as a team that was heading towards one goal.
“Our larger interest as a party in power is to work towards retaining power in the 2012 general election,” adding that any activity that would be in contravention with the objective of the party should not be entertained.
On utterances made by some candidates during the campaign for positions in the party, Mr Ahi advised the executives to “let bygones be bygones” and bury their differences.
“We cannot be enemies to our own selves,” he said, advising that the new executive needed to be focused, instead of dwelling on trivialities, which could give its opponents a field day in 2012.
Mr Ahi indicated that members of the party were now poised to retain power and would, therefore, not forgive anyone, through whose actions or inaction the party would miss the chances of retaining power.