Botchwey to support Mills if...

Dr Kwesi Botchwey, former Minister of Finance and an aspiring flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday pledged to support his main challenger Professor John Evans Atta Mills should he lose at the congress.

"I will support and be part of the campaign team to tour the whole country with Prof. Mills, if I lose, which is a remote possibility and I expect him to do likewise," Dr Botchwey stated.

Dr Botchwey responded to the question as to what he would do if he lost in the contest, at the official launching of his campaign in Accra. He said: "As minister of finance, I invited Prof Mills to head the Internal Revenue Service, we have enjoined working together in the past and we would continue to work hand in hand after the congress."

Accompanying the former minister were Mike Gizo, Member of Parliament (MP) for Shai Osudoku, Larry Adjetey, a legal practitioner, Dr Mustapha Ahmed MP for Ayawaso East and other party functionaries.

Party members danced and sung to the glory of the Dr Botchwey, who responded with gestures and occasionally joined in the chorus to the admiration of the crowd. The Leading Members called on all their respective supporters to follow he examples of their leaders, "as we need to come out of the congress united to battle the New Patriotic Party out of power in 2004 general lections."