Nayagnia (UE), April 5, GNA – Mr Abuga Pele, National
Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme
(NYEP), has declared his intention to contest the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries of the Chiana-Paga
Constituency in the Upper East Region. He attributed the failure of the party to win the seat in 2008 to
disunity in the party in the constituency and appealed to the
executives to unite for victory in 2012. Mr Pele made his intention known to the NDC constituency
executives on Saturday when he interacted with them at Nayagnia
near Navrongo. He thanked the executives for supporting him when he
contested as a parliamentary candidate in the constituency in
2008 and lost. Mr Pele said if he wins the seat he would ensure the
development of the area and empower women and the youth to
undertake profitable economic ventures. He said that 93The area, in the past has lagged behind in
development. I have established links with a lot of development
partners both nationally and internationally and I will impress
upon them to assist in complementing government projects”. The Constituency Chairman, Mr Kojo Kopanamo, advised all
aspirants of the primaries to put the interest of the party ahead of
their personal interest. He asked aspirants who might lose the primaries to support
the victors to enable the NDC win the seat in 2012. Mr Kopanamo said the party would have won the seat in 2008
if a member of the party had not contested as an independent
candidate.
Source: GhanaWeb
