NDC would not witch-hunt, when in power

Kumasi, June 4, GNA- The National Democratic Congress (NDC) would not harass those in opposition for political gains, when voted into power, Mr Joseph Boure Salifu, Asawasi Constituency Secretary of the Party, has said.

He said the Party believed in freedom of speech, rule of law as well as democratic principles and tenets, saying, "they had resolved to adhere to these principles and also tolerate dissenting views when given the mandate in the 2008 elections".

Mr Salifu was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on the vision of the Party for the Ghanaians in Kumasi on Tuesday. "We are not going to witch-hunt anybody perceived to be in opposition to the NDC's policies", he stressed, and said it was not true that the NDC would dismiss public officials perceived to belong to the NPP.

The Constituency Secretary charged NDC supporters and activists to be wary of some rough tactics, which he alleged, the NPP was adopting in order to upstage the NDC in the December polls. Mr Salifu said one of these tactics, according to NDC research, were plans by their opponents to bribe hard core members of the Party to switch camp.

He indicated that since such offers impeded effective democratic dispensation, the supporters should reject these offers and firmly stand behind the NDC.

Mr Salifu said the NDC would not abolish the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) and other development projects initiated by the current government, since they were in the best interest of the nation. He appealed to NDC party agents to be very vigilant on the day of the polls to forestall the situation where the under-aged would be allowed to vote, saying that, there was the need for those who have attained 18 years and above to register to enable them to exercise their franchise. He affirmed the commitment of the NDC to retain the Asawasi seat for the second time and said his outfit was working hard to achieve this objective.