UNC appoints interim executives

Press Release

Accra: 16/05/2016

The newly-formed United National Convention (UNC), a political party that sprang out of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced names of some of its national and regional executives. The party which was formed by some leading members of the NPP as a result of disenchantment among them with the current crop of NPP leadership. Though the UNC is yet to be officially outdoored, operatives within the party are busy recruiting people from the grassroots in the Ashanti, Western and Brong Ahafo regions to swell our numbers.

In a calculated move to gain legitimacy and acceptance, the party has appointed some people to man the affairs of the party in the interim. Some positions that have been filled include the National Vice Chairmanship positions, and all regional executives for the Brong Ahafo and Ashanti regions.

The 1st Vice Chairmanship position is held by Dr Paul Konu with his two deputies being Loe Sarfo and Kwabena Frimpong. The Brong Ahafo and Ashanti regional branches of the party are headed by Awuah Eric and Nsiah Adarkwah respectively.

Dr Paul Konu, the 1st National Vice Chairman is happy to be part of the United National Convention family because of the UNC’s youth-focused agenda and a vision to empower Ghanaian businesses and industries presented the biggest chance for Ghana to wean itself out of poverty. He reiterates that, the UNC represented the best alternatively to the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the NPP that should be working to wrestle power from the NDC is busily sacking its elected national executives and the members fighting among themselves.

In his view, the decision of people like him to move out of the NPP and to join the UNC was borne out of the lack of direction and a sense of presence exhibited by the current crop of the NPP leadership. “How can you have a party that, five months to a crucial general elections, is yet to come out with any meaningful campaign message” he quipped. “Look at the front of the NPP now, it is a broken, disunited front” he added. He intimates that he and his team would formulate policies that will provide a sound foundation for the UNC so as to prepare it to assume the reins of government come January 2017. “We will work to wrestle power from the NDC, failure to achieve this, we are sure to be the kingmakers in the November polls” Dr Konu states.

Whilst in the process of gathering the necessary documentation and undertaking the needed paperwork for registration with the Electoral Commission, the party is feverishly working to recruit and to broaden its supporter base.

All communications to the party must be routed through the under-signed executives.

The list of the National Chairman, Flagbearer, Running mate, General Secretary and the rest of the other EXECUTIVE members shall be released in due course

Thank you.

UNC Slogan:

? Broad Base, the Best

? All the way

? Convention 3y3 clean

? Nsa a na Oreko

? For the Silent Majority

Signed:

Dr Paul Konu (Interim 1st National Vice Chairman)

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Adusei Ebenezer (Interim Chairman, Ashanti Region)

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Awuah Eric (Interim Chairman, Brong Ahafo)

0209058077

Kofi Poku (Media Officer)

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ASHANTI REGION

POSITION NAME CONTACT

1. 3RD VICE CHAIRMAN AKWASI PREMPEH

2. CHAIRMAN NSIAH ADARKWA

3. FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN S. M ACQUAH

4. SECOND CHAIRMAN CHRISTIAN ASHONG

5. SECRETARY ADUSEI EBENEZER 0245915578

6. ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOAKYE YIADOM

7. ORGANIZER GEORGE OPOKU 0579307273

8. DEPUTY ORGANIZER AKWASI ADOMAKO SARPONG

9. FINANCIAL SECRETARY EVA BOAKYE

10. TREASURER REBECCA ANTWI

11. YOUTH ORGANIZER KOFI ANAN RICHARD

12. DEPUTY YOUTH ORGANIZER MR OFORI

13. PORTER ANTHONY APPIAH

14. WOMEN ORGANIZER VICTORIA ADDO

15. DEPUTY YOUTH ORGANIZER PATIENCE POKU

NATIONAL

1. NATIONAL FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN DR PAUL KONU 0275000731

2. NATIONAL SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN MR LOE SARFO 0546035273

3. NATIONAL THIRD VICE CHAIRMAN MR KWABENA FRIMPONG 0509007777

BRONG AHAFO REGIONA EXECUTIVES

NAMES POSITIONS

MR AWUAH ERIC REGIONAL CHAIRMAN

MR BOAKYE DANSON SETH REGIONAL SECRETARY

MR AKOM KWAKU REGIONAL ORGANIZER

MR OSEI KOFI JOSEPH REGIONAL TREASURE

MR OPPONG ADJEI EMMANUEL REGIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZER

MRS OWUSU BONSU BERNICE REGIONAL WOMEN ORGANIZER

MR FORSON VICTOR REGIONAL COMMUNCATION

MR BUGURI ATIAH REGIONAL DEPUTY ORGANIZER