Greater Accra Regional NDC to register foot soldiers

Accra, June 14, GNA - The Greater Accra Regional branch of the rulin g National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday rolled-out a blue print to register foot soldiers for effective coordination and management in the region. The blue-print made available to Ghana News Agency in Accra set-out the end of August 2010 as tentative date for the commencement of the registration at all constituency offices of the party.

The modalities include supply and equipping of all constituency offi ces with computers and other office logistics; training of personnel on data capturing skills and strategic connectivity of constituency offices and t he regional office. Speaking to Ghana News Agency in Accra, Mr Kobina Ade-Coker, Greater

Accra Regional Chairman of NDC noted that the registration was the first step in dealing with and recognising the vital role of foot soldiers, grassroots workers and membership of the party.

He said a comprehensive data on members and foot soldiers were vital

ingredient for resolving the current challenges posed by agitations, complaints and the struggle among some members of the party. Mr Ade-Coker urged all and sundry to cooperate with the exercise, stressing "the current situation where groups just spring-up as foot soldiers of the NDC making all sorts of demand and issuing threats needs to be contained".

He said as a ruling party, it must create room for growth, develop strategies to meet current challenges and prospects for the future. He said the party also sought to consolidate and reinforce its elect ion machinery in the region by ensuring that its structures were empowered financially, logistically and with government achievement information. Mr Ade-Coker said the region would also launch out strategic empowerment model for its officials especially those at the constituency and lower structures.

He said they must concentrate and begin house to house campaign all year round to spread the government's and party's achievements over the years. "The public needs to know government policies and plans for them," h e said. The NDC Greater Accra Regional Chairman stressed: "If you fail to bl ow your horn nobody will do that for you, the region believes that as a part y we urgently need to spread the good news of the party to defuse the vile propaganda of the opposition parties." He commended Parliamentarians in the region for their performance in

Parliament and the constituencies, and urged them to intensify their impa ct, work in collaboration with all the party structures and serve the interes t of the party. 14 June 10