Nduom appeals to NDC, NPP

Elmina, Aug. 10, GNA - Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Flag bearer of Convention Peoples' Party (CPP), on Saturday condemned indiscipline at the workstations for registration of eligible voters. He appealed to the leadership of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) to advise their activists to refrain from registering minors at the workstations.

Addressing a press conference at Elmina, Dr Nduom condemned the "overly aggressive posture" of the two political parties alleging that they had fuelled conflict and caused injury and discontent among the electorate.

He noted that politics was a "contest of ideas and solutions and not might and muscles" and warned them to refrain from any acts that would send wrong signals for people to "doubt credibility of the Electoral Commission (EC)".

Dr Nduom stressed the need for all political parties to endeavour to protect the integrity of the Commission as well as the electoral laws of the country to help maintain its credibility.

He appealed to the EC to consider making the registration of people who had attained 18 years a continuous exercise to forestall any acts of indiscipline and malpractices in future.

On the CPP's vision, Dr Nduom said education was the topmost priority on its agenda when voted into power and enumerated some of its plans to enhance quality education.

These include establishing a well standard design for school compounds from Kindergarten to Senior High School with excellent facilities, provide accommodation for teachers and revive the study leave programme for more teachers to continue with their education. Dr Nduom said a CPP Government would strengthen Parliament to serve as a source of checks and balances on the Executive while the Ministry of Justice would be separated from the Attorney General's Office. On the sale of 70 per cent shares of Ghana Telecom (GT), Dr Nduom said it was a bad deal because it would not be in the interest of Ghanaians and urged Parliament not to approve it saying "even if it approves, President John Agyekum Kufuor should not accent it." He wondered why Government insisted that it did not have funds to recapitalize GT, yet it managed to raise 300 million dollars to pay GT's debts for management of VODAFONE to have a debt-free company. Dr Nduom said it was unfortunate that only NPP activists and sympathisers served as Board of Directors of GT and after running it down, Government decided to sell it at the expense of the Ghanaian tax-payer whose money was used to develop it.

He asked why the deal should be made when Government had only four months to end its term and stressed that sometimes it was important for Government to listen to opposing views.

Dr Nduom pointed out that Ghanaians want a change in governance and definitely CPP would be elected into power on December 7. Addressing a mini-durbar for polling station agents of the Party at Nana Kobena Gyan Park at Elmina, Dr Nduom urged them to work hard to secure victory for the Party. Mr Joachim Eshun, CPP Parliamentary Aspirant for Kommenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) Constituency was introduced.