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Politics of Monday, 20 August 2007

Source: GNA

Volta Region votes are crucial for NPP-Effah-Dartey

Ho, Aug. 20, GNA - Captain Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey(Rtd), a Presidential Aspirant of New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that Volta Region votes were crucial for the Party in the 2008 general elections.

He therefore, urged NPP executives in the region to strategies to win more seats and votes to make the 2008 elections easy for the Party.

Captain Effah-Dartey who was addressing Party executives in the region at Ho noted that Volta Region remained the only region where NPP's popularity was not very strong and a little effort there could make the elections an easy win for the Party.

"Let us break the world bank syndrome of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the region," he said.

Captain Effah-Dartey advised Party executives to undertake "scientific analysis" to win more parliamentary seats. He urged them to put an end to internal strife, unite and work together to choose winnable candidates in all constituencies to make the contest a done deal for the Party.

The NPP Presidential Aspirant, appealed to the Party executives to elect him as an all round candidate acceptable to all and sundry to represent the Party in the Presidential elections.

Captain Effah-Dartey said, "I am the only candidate to match the NDC boot for boot".