Politicians are not the same - PNC Gen Sec

Mr Gabriel Pwamang, General Secretary of the People's National Convention (PNC), on Friday appealed to Ghanaians to discard the notion that all politicians are the same.

He said with the change of the National Democratic Congress's (NDC), long rule, replacing it with the current administration, which had continued with the similar acts, the people had lost faith in politicians, buttressing the perception that "politicians are the same."

Mr Pwamang was answering questions from a group of students of the University of Ghana, who had converged at the Commonwealth Hall to listen to a lecture by Dr Edward Mahama, leader of the PNC on the current political situation in the country on the topic; "The new Ghanaian."

The programme, which was organised by the students of the Commonwealth Hall under the theme "Positive Agenda", was the first of activities lined up in the first semester to get opinion leaders to advise and educate students on the current political situation in the country.

"Don't make that mistake and stay back from voting in the next elections to kick NPP out for the betterment of your lives."

He said it was unfortunate that his party supported the NPP to unseat the NDC in the last elections only to come and adopt the same ideologies and moved a step forward to join the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative reducing Ghana to nothing before the international community.

He said the PNC would transform the economy within a year and that unemployment would become a thing of the past when given the mandate to perform.

He said the party was still committed in bringing all Nkrumaists together to strongly campaign and win power come 2004.

Dr Edward Mahama, leader of the PNC had earlier in an address said that a PNC government would create an enabling environment for wealth creation to stop Ghanaians from seeking greener pastures.

Mr Kofi Acheampong, Commonwealth Hall President, who chaired the function called on politicians particularly those in opposition to use their influence to help transform the country's educational system.