THE flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has underscored the need for all hands to be on deck to ensure that the party is united for victory in the 2012 general election.
He indicated that the contest for office in the NPP was over and that the perceived factionalism in the party was, therefore, no longer relevant.
“The requirement now is that we all work together; nobody should put his personal preferences, wishes and desires above this collective goal of winning the 2012 elections,” the flag bearer admonished.
Nana Akufo-Addo was addressing the national delegates of NPP youth in Tamale on Thursday.
The three-day conference is aimed at mapping out strategies to win the 2012 general election, among others.
He observed that the outcome of the elections would depend solely on the efforts of the party’s youth wing, since, by 2012, about 80 per cent of the electorate in the country would be made up of people less than 40.
He, therefore, called for the full involvement of the youth in the party from the constituency level, adding, “If tomorrow Ghana works, you will be the principal beneficiaries of an effective and functioning Ghana.”
The flag bearer mentioned harmony, resource availability and the quality of message as the three thematic areas that needed to be well-packaged to attract and resonate with the people.
He commended the leadership of the party for its tremendous efforts in coming up with relevant reforms and pragmatic programmes in the past months all aimed at making the NPP viable.
Nana Akufo-Addo, however, expressed concern over the misunderstanding that was already emerging from some constituencies over the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries and advised that the matters be managed well in order not to throw away the gains made so far in the NPP’s ongoing reforms.
He urged delegates to study the profiles of would-be candidates carefully to make informed choices, warning that “if we do not take care, it may be a destructive process”.
The General Secretary of the NPP, Mr Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, observed that “the elections of 2012 will be won or lost through the active involvement of the youth”.
He said it was only the NPP that could restore hope and prosperity to Ghanaians and described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government as incompetent and “a party that continues to lie and lie and lie to the people; the NDC is a party of chop chop”.
Mr Owusu-Afriyie therefore called on the youth to always demand accountability from the government, assuring them that “whatever it will take to win back power, we will do it. In 2013, we shall be in government”.
The Chairman of the NPP, Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, also called for sacrifice from the party’s supporters, noting that they should believe in themselves and not always expect monetary returns for their contributions to the affairs of the party.
He alleged that the strategy of the ruling NDC was the use of intimidation against its political opponents and, therefore, urged the NPP youth to stand up against those tactics.
The chairman entreated the participants to come up with proper strategic plans that would enable the party to win back power for the accelerated development of the country.
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