PPP Shakes Accra

**As it holds National Convention tomorrow *

*Barring any last minute hitches, the newly-founded political party, the

Progressive People’s Party (PPP), will tomorrow Saturday, February 25, 2012

hold its maiden national convention.*

The theme for the convention is: “Educate, Inform & Organise for Victory

2012,” and it will come off at the VIP Wing of the Accra Sports Stadium.

The convention, which will bring together about 3,500 card-bearing members

of the PPP, will start at 9:00 A.M., and end at around 1:00 P.M.****

To spice up the occasion, a number of other activities have been lined up

by the leadership to run along with the main event, says a release from the

party. ****

On the more sombre side, according to the organisers, the PPP leadership

will also use the occasion to examine the party’s constitution, and openly

arrange all activities in a way that will afford delegates and supporters

of the party in attendance the full opportunity to fraternise.****

Earlier yesterday, a presidential aspirant of the PPP, Dr. Papa Kwesi

Nduom, met with a cross section of journalists in Accra where he disclosed

that the party will also use the occasion to introduce all its national

executives, and also unveil to the people of Ghana the party’s political

platform, which is the 10-point Agenda of the PPP.****

The 10-point Agenda, Dr. Nduom explained, is built around four solid

pillars—Stewardship, Education, Healthcare and Jobs. ****

According to him, when Ghanaians give them the mandate to form the next

national administration the PPP intends to implement that agenda using the

spirit of inclusiveness built on three main points. ****

These are one, making sure it brings the best Ghanaians on board to do the

job of running the country; two, ensuring the full participation of women

and the youth, and; above all, providing a leadership that is

incorruptible. ****

The party aims at effectively tackling corruption, a move Dr. Nduom,

believes will double state revenue, and then, more importantly, it will use

the accrued amount to pay for programmes and projects on education,

healthcare and job creation in ways that will really transform the fortunes

of "our people.”****

“Our preparedness to fight corruption in the country has at least being

demonstrated in our call for the separation of the Attorney-General’s

office from the Ministry of Justice… [and the need to] strengthen the IRS

with technology,” Dr. Nduom reiterated.****

Dr. Nduom stressed that the PPP is not a breakaway political party or an

appendage of any party but a separate and independent party that wants to

improve the quality of lives of Ghanaians.****

“…The PPP is a new happening on Ghana’s political scene, and has the goal

of providing a better alternative to the tow main political parties through

better governance.”****

Among the many innovations the party intends to introduce into Ghanaian

politics is the continuation and completion of various projects the country

has sought to undertake since independence.****

“We [a PPP national administration] would do something that no political

party seeking political power has ever done. We would complete all

projects started in Ghana no matter who started it...whether it was started

by Nkrumah or whoever. A PPP administration will be committed to working

toward their completion,” said Dr. Nduom.****

“We would out-door the party and also educate our members on our political

platforms…” he said about the convention.****

The party’s 10-point Agenda, according to an earlier release, is the social

contract the PPP seeks to enter into with Ghanaian voters going into the

December polls, because it is pregnant with many practical solutions to the

country’s woes.****

Many are those who were surprised when the PPP, within weeks of its

formation, presented to the Electoral Commission endorsed forms that met

the criteria for the formation of a political party, party officials

observed.****

Similar surprise awaits the people of Ghana, *Today* has been told,

when anational committee of the PPP and representatives from the ten

regions and

two hundred and thirty constituencies gather at the VIP Arena of Accra

Sports Stadium tomorrow for its national convention.****

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Apart from calling on the youth of the country to join the party in drives

as it has a vision for all categories of people, the PPP also declared its

intention to work towards the goal of ensuring that 20% of its

parliamentary candidates are women.****

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*Mr. Kofi Asamoah-Siaw*

*National Secretary*

*0208274852*