Prof. Mills calls for total unity within NDC

Odumase-Krobo (E/R), March 5, GNA - The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor John Evans Atta Mills, on Tuesday called for total unity within the party as it prepared towards the 2008 Election.

He urged the functionaries and sympathizers of the party to forgive one another and forge ahead in unity to enable the NPP win the polls. Prof. Mills was speaking at a mini-rally at Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region, as part of his one-day tour of parts of the Region. Prof Mills was accompanied by Mr Michael Nyaunu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Lower Manya, who recently, called for a special congress of the party to elect a new flag bearer to replace Prof. Mills on grounds of his alleged poor health.

The entourage of Prof. Mills was met by a large crowd of cheering supporters and some youth holding placards demonstrating against the MP. Addressing the crowd, Prof Mills promised to improve upon the condition of service of teachers and re-introduce the study leave with pay policy for teachers if elected as President of the country. He said for teachers to be able to help develop the human resource base of the country, they needed to be given the opportunity to develop academically to the highest level.

Prof. Mills said when government was elected into power, its success was measured by the way it was able to use the resources of the country to satisfy the needs of the people.

The success would not be measured as to how it used the resources of the country to satisfy the needs of the ruling elite leaving the people to their fate, he added.

He said the country was witnessing the use of huge sums of money to build the presidential palace and structures that benefitted the elite in the country while the people had no water to drink.

Prof Mills said if NDC is voted into power it would review its plan to irrigate the Accra plains to help produce food for export, create wealth and employment.

The flag bearer and his entourage addressed mini-rallies at Koforidua, Akuse and Osiem and paid a courtesy call on the Konor of Manya-Krobo as well as Daasebre Oti Boateng, New Juabeng Manhene and Osiemhene.