NDC SENSITISES CONSTITUENCY EXECUTIVES (PAGE 17)

THE Northern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has embarked on an outreach programme to educate the constituency executives on the forthcoming registration and revision exercise.
The party is also preparing the various constituencies in the Northern Region towards the December elections, and has also inaugurated a five-member taskforce for each of the constituencies, who would in turn establish a 10-member team at each polling station to mobilise and encourage eligible party supporters to register in the forthcoming exercise.
A four-member team on the exercise was led by the Regional Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abdulai Haruna Friday, The Regional Organiser, Alhaji Abudulai Silemboma, Alhaji Umar Farouk, Propaganda Secretary and Hajia Raliatu Yakubu, the Women’s Organiser.
Alhaji Friday commended the constituency executives and members of the 31st December Women’s Movement for creating an awareness on the registration exercise .
‘‘Party functionaries and activists must also ensure that all eligible voters in their communities fulfil their civic responsibilities of registering massively during the exercise,’’ he added.
For his part, Alhaji Silemboma called on party agents and supporters to eschew violence at the registration centres and rather resort to the appropriate quarters for redress of grievances that may arise during the exercise.
Hajia Yakubu berated the practice by some organisations which are alleged to demand Voter Identity Cards as a pre-condition for the offering of loans.
Alhaji Farouk announced that the NDC would launch its campaign message in early August .
In a related development, the party has approved July 26 as the date to hold outstanding primaries in the Salaga Constituency.
The secretary has therefore charged the constituency executive in the area to ensure that the list of delegates is made available to both aspirants and the regional secretariat before the primaries.
‘‘We would like to express appreciation to the executive, council of elders and delegates for the patience and maturity exhibited in settling on a date for the primaries,’’ he stated.