NDC Women told to close ranks

Madam Frances Assiam, National Women's Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the members of the Women's Wing of the party to close their ranks and embark on a vigorous campaign to win more people into their fold.

Addressing Women Activists of the Ashaiman branch of the NDC at Ashaiman, on Sunday, she said any attempt to campaign in the midst of disunity would never succeed and, therefore, urged them to bury their differences and champion the cause of returning the party to power.

Madam Assiam said the party was determined to regain the Ashaiman seat that was lost to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2000 elections.

She said the NPP had within the last two years shown that they had no sympathy for the ordinary Ghanaian by asking them to tighten their belts while Ministers of state and party functionaries loosened theirs.

The National Women's Organiser said the government's insensitivity to the plight of Ghanaians, coupled with its poor governance, which had no focus and direction, had worsened the current economic condition thus placing Ghanaians in difficulties.

Notwithstanding the difficulties, Madam Assiam said the government was feverishly planning to increase petrol price from ? 20,000 to ?23,000 per gallon.

She urged the Activists never to get discouraged by NDC's defeat during bye-elections but to intensify their house-to-house campaigns using the current economic hardships as their main rhetoric.

Mr Alfred Agbesi, an Executive Member of the Ashaiman branch of the NDC, called on the Tema Municipal Assembly (TMA) to focus its attention on developments projects and the unsanitary conditions in the Municipality.

Flight Lt M. Tackie, a leading member of the NDC, entreated party activists to explain NPP's poor governance to their colleagues against the good work of the NDC to enable them to make informed choices.

Madam Happy Amegashie, women Organiser of the branch, promised to step up the campaign drive to enable the party to recapture the Ashaiman seat.