NPP to counteract NDC's negative propaganda

The New Patriotic Party says it has lunched a crusade to counteract what it described as the negative image the National Democratic Congress is painting the party and Ghana in general abroad.
The party says there is the urgent need to critically look at the way the nation’s largest opposition party has deliberately peddling lies about their own nation abroad just to win an undeserved sympathy from the international community.
According to the party by so doing the NDC is politically as well as economically destroying the very nation they are still struggling to win power and rule.
The national chairman of the NPP, Mr. Mac Manu expressed the concern when addressing the UK and Ireland branch of the party in London over the weekend Mr. Manu was in the UK with the General Secretary of the party Nana Ohene Ntow to attend this year’s conference of the Conservative Party.
The meeting also coincided with the periodic meeting of the branch when government and national party officials brief members of the developments at home.
Mr. Manu sited a number of instances including what he described as negative propaganda through irresponsible web journalism.
The national chairman remarked confidently that, it is not only the NPP that has reached its all time best but Ghana as a nation has gained a much more international reputation than ever.
He said the party is most attractive locally and internationally than ever despite the wrong perception of the opposition.
He therefore urged the party members in the diaspora to be proactive in dealing with such situations since most of these ‘lies of the NDC are peddled out side Ghana’. When they organise functions or talk to the press you are there, and put in place measures to avert these destructive tactics against Ghana.
Mr. Manu outlined plans by the national executives to reconcile all party members who by some reasons, left the party or put up oppositions during elections with the party.
Most of these members, he acknowledged were members who contested parliamentary primaries and lost. Such members according to him went solo and therefore ‘took part of our votes away’. ‘There were several constituencies we could have won and even widen our vote margins in certain places had it do been such problems’. The reconciliation was therefore very important.
He gave the assurance that the party is well on the ground and ‘all indications are that we shall win the 2008 election despite what the opposition has embarked’.
The general Secretary of the NPP, Nana Ohene Ntow said the party is encouraging members at all levels to advantage of the government’s Employment for the Youth Programme to enter into gainful employment to improve their lot.