The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Mr Lord Commey has said the party would not abuse its incumbency in order to stay long in power.
He said the party was learning from the mistakes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) committed when it was in power "so that the NPP does not repeat them". Mr Commey was speaking to the Ghana News Agency in an interview after touring the Gomoa East Constituency as part of the campaign towards tomorrow's by-election. He said the NPP was working hard to build an effective and efficient party that would be accepted by the people, especially those in the rural areas.
"The people of this country voted for the NDC for two consecutive times but unfortunately decided to reject the party. Perhaps the NDC failed to use the power to serve them."
Mr Commey said the NPP would win the by-election because the people of Gomoa East are aware that there were many projects their Member of Parliament initiated such as electricity, water, schools, clinics and roads and they wanted these projects to be completed.
He said the NPP was not using projects to influence the electorates to vote for the party during by-elections. "The construction of a four-unit classroom block should not come to a halt because of a by-election." Mr Richard Sam Quarm, NPP candidate contesting the by-election, appealed to the people of Gomoa East to give him their mandate on the April 8 so that he would continue the good job the former MP Mr Emmanuel Acheampong did for them before his death.
