Strengthen ties with foot soldiers -Mac-manu

Sunyani (B/A), Sept. 12, GNA - Mr Peter Mac-Manu, National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday charged regional and constituency executives of the party to develop and strengthen strong relations with the foot soldiers and work hard to consolidate the gains of the party in 2008 elections.

He challenged them to study the philosophies and ideologies of the party to equip them with the appropriate leadership and communication skills to enhance their propaganda machinery to woo more people into the party for an overwhelming victory next year.

Mr Mac-Manu threw the challenge at a workshop attended by the Brong-Ahafo regional and constituency executives of the party, Members of Parliament and some Ministers of State in Sunyani.

The workshop was the seventh of a strategic review line-up for constituency executives throughout the country.

Mr Mac-Manu explained that the government was committed to ensure that the country's democratic dispensation was nurtured and projected, describing the NPP as one of the best-organized political parties in Africa.

He urged party membership not to focus solely on the NDC in the elections but rather target and consider the "little ones" to ensure a landslide victory.

The National Chairman expressed concern about the unnecessary propaganda being peddled by the NDC that NPP was an Akan based party and stressed the need for the party executives to work firmly to help disabuse people's minds of such a perception.

Mr Lord Commey, National Organiser, advised party members to build an alliance with other political parties, identify their strongholds and penetrate them to capture the 'orphan' constituency seats, which he meant were constituencies won by the NDC.

He called on them to use constructive approach in tackling the diverse problems facing the party and form councils of elders to support them.

Mr Commey reminded the party supporters and sympathizers of the need to remain faithful and loyal to ensure the growth of the party. Mr Kwasi Adu Gyan, Acting Regional Chairman, said the party was poised to capture 22 out of the 24 seats in the Region next year. This, he said, could be achieved when foot soldiers formed a unified front to embark on 'room-to-room' campaign to explain the good and laudable policies of government to the people at the grassroots level.

Mr Gyan mentioned the lack of financial support as the major problem facing the party and appealed to the party hierarchy to come to their aid. 12 Sept. 07