PROGRAM FOR NPP CONGRESS ON OCTOBER 20 2007 AT Dallas Fort Worth
7:00 am – 8: 00 am Registration of delegates Starts
8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration of delegates /breakfast
First Plenary Session
MC Mr. Ben Newman
Call to Order 9:30 am – 9:35 am Opening Prayer
9:35 am – 9:45 am Singing of National Anthems All
9:45 am – 9:50 am National Pledge All
Introduction of Moderators – Mr. Ben Newman
Moderators: Dr. Alex Holdbrook/Benjamin Afrifa
9:50 am – 10: 00 am Introduction of local & National chairpersons
10:00 am – 10:10 am DFW chairpersons open address- Mr. Samuel Mensah
10:10 am – 10:20 am National Chairpersons address Mr. Kofi Boateng
10: 25am – 10:40 am Recognition of Overseas branches –Mr. Kofi Boateng
10:40 am – 10:50 am Reading of Procedural Rules/Roll call – Yaw Berko
10:50 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 11:10 am General Secretary’s Report – Mr. John Nyarko
11:10 am – 11:20 am Treasurer’s Report Ms. Margaret Dapaah
11:20 am – 11:35 am NPP-USA First Vice chair’s report Nana Kwaku A. Yeboah
11:35 am – 11:50 am Presentation by the National General Gen. Secretary of the NPP Nana Ohene Ntow
11:50 am – 12:20 pm Open Address
12:20 pm – 1:10 pm LUNCH
Message from Deputy Ambassador – Irene Addo
Message from Minister of State for Interior- Hon Nana Obiri Boahene
Recognition of Aspiring MP’s – Ken Ohene Agyapong
1:10 pm – 1:55 pm Reports from various chapters of NPP-USA
Second Plenary Session
2:00 pm -3:30pm Panel Discussion on ‘’ IMPROVING INTRAPARTY DEMOCRACY AND BUILDING A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GHANAIANS LIVING ABROAD AND NPP EXECUTIVES IN GHANA ”
PANALIST: Nana Ohene Ntow; National General Secretary
Overseas Chairpersons Speech
Dr. Elizabeth Sarkodee
Mr. Charles Amoo Asante
Mr. Samuel Appiah and
Immiadiate past Chairman’s Remarks– Mohammed Ali Idiris 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Formation of committees: Election Primaries Committee Finance/National data base creation committee New bye-laws review committee Operation Victory 2008 committee 2008 Congress adhoc planning committee
Third Plenary Session
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Deliberations and adoption of committee reports Voting on resolutions 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm NPP –USA National chairperson summary – Mr. Kofi Boateng
CLOSING PRAYER
EVENING PROGRAM
MC Mr. Ben Newman
7:00 pm – 7:20 pm Announcement of Dinner and Celebration – Mr. Ben Newman Invocation & Opening prayer – Pastor Dr. Kennedy Adarkwah National anthem/Pledge Introduction of chairperson- Dr. Holdbrooke
7:20 pm – 7:30 pm Chairpersons acceptance speech – Ms. Stella Green
7:30 pm – 7:35 pm Welcome address – Mr. Charles Biney
7:35 pm – 7:45 pm
7:45 pm – 7:50 pm Mayor’s Proclamation – Odeneho Nana Taaka
7:50 pm – 7:55 pm Introduction of keynote speaker- Mr. William Darkwah
7:55 pm – 8:10 pm Keynote speaker’s address – Elder Statesman Appiah Minkah
8:10 pm – 8:15 pm Recognition of Dignitaries – Dr. Alex Holdbrooke
8:15 pm – 8:25 pm DFW chapter chair’s address – Mr. Sam Mensah
8:25 pm – 8:35 pm National Chairperson’s address – Mr. Kofi Boateng
8:35 pm – 11:00 pm Introduction of NPP Presidential aspirants – Ms. Christine M. .Dadson ‘ Moderator for Q&A – Mr. Rex Opoku
11:00 pm – 11:10 pm Chairpersons closing remarks – Ms Stella Green
11:15 pm – 11:15 pm Vote of thanks – Ohene Frimpong
11:15 pm – 1:00 am DANCE DANCE DANCE DANCE
FROM:N.P.P CONGRESS PLANNING COMMITTEE!!!
Source: GhanaWeb
