Northern Region NPP vets 49 parliamentary aspirants

Tamale, June 15, GNA - Mr Lord Commey, National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to parliamentary aspirants of the party to dissolve all camps and forge ahead in unity for the party to re-win power in 2008.

He said the NPP had laid down procedures, which had to be followed in choosing persons for positions in the party and that those who lost chances of assuming certain positions should dissolve their camps for peace to prevail for electoral victory in 2008.

Mr Commey made the appeal in Tamale on Thursday when he addressed 49 parliamentary aspirants of the party from 16 constituencies in areas where the party had no sitting MPs before they were vetted. The constituencies did not include Mion and the Bunkpurugu/Yunyoo where there was a court case and an independent candidate. Mr Commey said: "Because of the true democratic nature of the party, many members have interest for leadership positions but only one person can be chosen. I therefore plead with you, particularly those who have formed camps to de-camp after one person is chosen so that peace will prevail for the party to win power again."

He claimed that no party could defeat the NPP in Ghana since the party had a strategy, which when properly utilized was difficult to be beaten saying, "That strategy would never be disclosed to the media, not even to some members who are not loyal to the party." He advised members and sympathisers of the NPP to remain focused and help in ways that would strengthen the structures of the party at all levels.

Mr Clifford Braimah, Northern Regional Secretary of the party said the number of people contesting positions in the party was an indication that people had not lost faith in the NPP, which he claimed would continue to be winning elections in Ghana.

He gave the assurance that the party in the Northern Region would choose its parliamentary candidates by the end of August this year, which would be followed by intensive campaign to increase its strength in the Region.