[ 2015-03-31 ]

NPP is not serious and united for power – polling station executives
A group calling itself Concerned Polling Station
Executives and Worried NPP Youth, says although
the party is going into the 2016 elections with a
formidable government, NPP has not shown that it
is serious and hungry for power.
The group has in a letter signed by eight of its
members led by former KNUST TESCON president Chris
Arthur, condemned the mass resignation of party
executives to vie for parliamentary seats, and
called on National Executives to ban all these
executives from contesting. The letter was
addressed to the party’s National Executive
Committee and presidential candidate Nana
Akufo-Addo.
“The National Executive Council must save the
soul of the party by banning all elected party
executives from contesting in parliamentary
primaries,” it stated.
The letter said in the Ashanti region alone, about
20 persons have resigned their positions to
contest the parliamentary primaries neglecting
party structures to crumble.
According to the group, it is wrong for the
executives to resign barely a year after being
elected into those positions, at a crucial moment
the party requires their services the most.
“Is it because parliamentary positions come with
lucrative and rewarding monetary conditions
compared to party positions that come with
virtually no monetary rewards? Could it also be
asserted that, these people are nothing but
political demagogues who will simply contest for
any available position?” the group questioned.
The group was of the firm conviction that the 2012
general elections were lost partly because persons
like Mr. Anthony Karbo, national youth organizer,
resigned few months to the elections. “[Because
of his action] the youth front of the party became
leaderless as it could not even organize or train
effective polling station agents for the
elections. It led to the party being represented
by half-baked polling station agents some of whom
lacked basic writing and arithmetic skills.”
It further stated, “Today, the party stands to
suffer the same fate as hundreds of its
constituency and regional executives are resigning
from party positions in pursuit of parliamentary
ambitions…Why must people who claim to love the
party and sworn into office to serve the party for
four years suddenly abandon their duty when the
party needs them most?”
“Today, we call on the National Executive
Council to consider placing a ban on all
constituencies, regional and national executives
from contesting in the upcoming parliamentary
primaries. As unconstitutional and unpopular our
call may be, we beseech the National Executives
Council to take this right decision. The party has
negatively been affected by the decision of
elected constituency and regional executives
resigning to contest parliamentary primaries and
abandoning their party responsibilities in the
process. We have had enough of unnecessary
internal party squabbles and tensions,” the
letter said.
The group also questioned: “Where lies the
future of the party should all national elected
executives tender their resignation in pursuit of
parliamentary ambitions? Who will run the party at
the national, regional and constituency level
should all executives be allowed to resign? Where
lies the strength of the party if it’s very
foundation, the constituencies are left divided
and leaderless due to the mass resignation of
elected executives in pursuit of parliamentary
ambitions?”

Source - Joy News

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