PNC organises seminar for its activists

Bolgatanga, Oct. 11, GNA- Dr. Edward Mahama, Leader of the People's National Convention (PNC) on Friday said Ghana is rich and can do a lot for the people if the resources are well managed.

He mentioned education as an element to success and stressed that all children be given the chance to have formal education. Dr. Mahama said this on Friday when he opened a one-day seminar in Bolgatanga on Local Level Political Leadership and Democracy, organized by the PNC for its constituency chairpersons and organizers in the Upper East and Upper West Regions.

The PNC leader said there was no need for Ghana to remain poor and unable to educate all children to appreciable levels.

Dr. Mahama urged the party leaders to make good use of the knowledge they were acquiring and manage their constituencies efficiently so that they could become independent of their regional offices.

Professor Kwesi Jonah of the Institute of Multi Party Democracy (IMD), which is sponsoring the seminar, announced that the IMD would soon be organizing a joint symposium for the PNC, the ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Convention People's Party (CPP)

He said even though the parties differ in ideology they should work in harmony with the common goal of promoting democracy and development. Professor Jonah commended the PNC for its initiative at improving the knowledge of its leadership and assured the party that the institute would continue to support it.

The Acting National Chairman of the PNC, Colonel (rtd) David Zanlerigu advised the participants to be tolerant of others, adding that "our opponents are not our enemies and you should not loose your temper easily and quarrel unnecessarily".