… 33 activists cross over to NPP
Koforidua — The kingdom of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is tottering in the Eastern Region, as its followers keep defecting to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) day after day. For instance, 33 staunch NDC party activists who had planned and programmed for the party?s successes in the Abuakwa North constituency, have defected to the NPP.
Most of the 33 defectors were found out to be NDC ward chairmen, secretaries, organizers, foot soldiers as well as verandah boys and girls who were all activists who had campaigned for the NDC in the Abuakwa constituency, which has now been divided into Abuakwa North and South constituencies.
At a short ceremony in Kukurantumi to enable them announce their defection from the NDC, most of them made it plain that they had been convinced by the good works of the NPP government and the president and thought they had to come and give the party their push to help it achieve more.
As to whether, when in the NDC they still could not support the NPP government, they answered that it could be done but not as completely as fully fledged party supporters who could go to the public to explain the government?s policies to them. They asked: ?How can we do that in opposition party??
Welcoming the defectors, the Abuakwa North NPP Chairman, Mr. Douglas Michael Asare observed that their aim in branching to the NPP was to bring about development to the constituency for all to enjoy life, irrespective of party affiliation.
He promised to unite all political parties to ensure that whatever steps were taken to bring about development.
According to the NPP constituency chairman, party politics was conducted by the masses and it had to spread or expand, hence the need for NPP supporters and defectors alike to extend their tentacles wide to catch enough supporters to enable the NPP win the seat.
Mr. Asare, therefore, charged the defectors to be truthful and honest in discharging their duties to enable all live in comfort.
The spokesman for the defectors, Alhaji Sumaila Salifu, who was the NDC polling station chairman for the Dar es Salaam electoral area, cited neglect by their mother party as their main cause for defecting since they had not been neglected by the NPP.
Madam Aabla Aneiku, a trader, praised the government for constructing more roads that were motorable, which had made traveling more comfortable and less dangerous. She cited the bettering of the Sogakope road in particular as her main reason for joining the NPP.
Addressing the defectors, the parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North, Mr. Joseph Boakye Danquah (Junior) stated that their primary aim was to rope in everyone into governance, to improve on their living conditions in the constituency.
J.B. Danquah promised to do whatever he could to set up an industry in the constituency to bring about development and to turn it into the Bantama of the Eastern Region for the NPP.
All the 33 NDC defectors who had come from various electoral areas, donned the campaign T-shirts of J.B. Danquah after the ceremony and paraded on the streets of Kukurantumi.
Source: GhanaWeb
