Regional Minister vies for Parliamentary seat

Nsoatre (B/A), March 25, GNA - Mr Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Monday launched his campaign to contest the Sunyani West Parliamentary seat in the December general election.

Addressing a rally attended by Ministers of State, Members of Parliament and other NPP party faithful prior to the launch at Nsoatre, his hometown, Mr Baffour-Awuah charged party members to undertake the electioneering campaign based on policies and issues introduced by the government to help alleviate the plight of the people.

He said the NPP was poised to capture all the Parliamentary seats in the region and called on the party members not to be complacent but rather to work extra hard towards an overwhelming victory. Mr Baffour-Awuah warned that voting the National Democratic Congress back to power would spell doom for the country as it had nothing better to offer Ghanaians.

He appealed to party members to conduct their campaigns devoid of insults and defamatory statements, saying such attitudes had the tendency to create confusion that could mar the elections. The Regional Minister said he had served in the government for a long time and had acquired the experience to represent the people in Parliament satisfactorily and urged the electorate to approve his candidature.

Mr Baffour-Awuah advised the youth to be wary of politicians who would use them to engage in negative acts that could inflame passions for their selfish political gains.