NDC WONT RISK SUBSSTITUTING PREZ MILLS-MAHAMA TICKET (PAGE 14, JUNE 16, 2010)

The Minister of Communications, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not risk the substitution of President John Atta Mills and John Mahama as the party’s presidential candidate and running mate respectively in the 2012 general elections.
According to him, it would not be politically prudent to embark on any experimentation and indicated that, so far the government under President Mills has made some significant gains and that if offered additional opportunities could further turn the fortunes of the country around.
“We, therefore, remain resolute that an Atta Mills and John Mahama ticket will not be substituted,” the minister emphasised.
Mr Iddrisu, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tamale South, stated this at the inauguration of an electrification project at Fooshegu , a farming community in the constituency in the metropolis at the weekend.
He noted that, “the NDC will remain in power for a long haul and, therefore, will surely be offered the opportunity for a second term; this however, will only be realised if we bury our differences and unite for the common goal of achieving our better Ghana agenda”.
The minister described the current happenings in the party as a family misunderstanding on the way forward and assured that as “a family, we would soon come out of this internal differences”.
Mr Iddrisu further stated that as a party in power, they needed to be focused and not be distracted in their development agenda in helping to improve the quality of life of the people and that anything short of that would lead to their political demise.
He urged the people to stand firmly by the government as it had lined up a number of programmes to help improve upon their living conditions.
Mr Iddrisu extended a hand of friendship to members of the opposition, some of whom he observed were being attracted to the NDC, following the government’s achievements so far.
The MP announced that some loan facilities would soon be extended to the people; particularly the women folk and advised all those who would be beneficiaries to put such funds to judicious use.
The minister also called on all eligible voters to take advantage of the ongoing exercise by the Electoral Commission to register in their numbers to enable them exercise their franchise during elections.