Danquah/Busia Tradition: A panacea for accelerated national dev't

Accra, July 1, GNA - The Danquah/Busia Political Tradition is as the only panacea for accelerated national development and entrenchment of democratic culture in the country.

A veteran politician, Mr R. R. Amponsah who stated this at the inauguration of the Akweteman Electoral Executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appealed to Ghanaians to support policies and programmes of the ruling government for a sustainable economic recovery.

He said the tradition's adherence to democratic principles, rule of law, good governance, and respect for the fundamental human rights of all citizens are the bedrock for constitutionalism.

Mr Amponsah said; "we abhor dictatorship, military intervention in politics, and undemocratic tendencies, hence our humane policies and strategies which at times may seem slow but are necessary ingredients for good governance." He also urged NPP supporters to mobilise the masses through public education for a massive electoral victory in the 2004 elections.

Mrs Elizabeth Sackey Assembly Woman for the area recognises the vibrant role of opposition parties and appealed to members to tolerate opposing views. "We should mobilise and strengthen our supporters base while at the same time ensuring that opposition political parties are also active, they are our friends and through their criticism, even though it may be based on falsehood we need to learn from it."

She appealed to government to concentrate on the bad road network in the area to ease the traffic congestion on the main Achimota to Nkrumah circle road. Mrs Sackey also called for a Presidential Special Initiative on employment for the urban communities.

Inaugurating the 15-member executives, Alhaji Fusani Mager, National Chairman of the Nasara Club of the NPP urged party members to intensify their mobilisation derive to ensure that the party retains power in 2004.

He said the other opposition parties, especially the National Democratic Congress are desperate and may adopt all fraudulent means to discredit the elections if the margin is close.

The only way to avoid such dirty propagandist manoeuvring is to work hard to ensure a resounding victory.

The Chairman of the Electoral Area, Mr Peter Boadu urged the government to strengthen its information dissemination machinery to ensure that the electorate understands national issues.