Dan Botwe inaugurates interim NPP Volta Regional Executives

Ho, Aug. 14, GNA - Mr Dan Botwe, General-Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Wednesday inaugurated a nine-member Interim Management Committee (IMC) to manage the affairs of the Ho-Central Constituency in compliance with a Ho High Court order for a neutral executive body to administer the constituency until the determination of a suit before the court.

The Court presided over by Mr Justice Paul Gyaesayor on July 31 directed the General Secretary of the NPP to constitute an IMC to run the affairs of the constituency while restraining two opposing constituency executives of the party from holding themselves out as such.

Mr Botwe inaugurated the IMC, led by Mr William Agyare Gyapong of the Asuogyaman Constituency at Ho. Other members were, Mr Theophilus Adzoho of Ho-West Constituency, Vice-Chairman; Mr Nicholas Tsigbey and Mr Richard Atenu, both of Ho-West Constituency, Secretary and Assistant Secretary, respectively.

The rest were Miss Gifty Gbey of Ho-West Constituency, Women's Organiser, Miss Charity Hallo of Ho-East, Assistant Women Organiser; Mr Gustav Geli also of Ho-East Constituency, Treasurer with Mr Anyadi and Torblu as members.

The impasse began on April 12, when a group of members passed a vote of no confidence in the old executive led by Mr Vans Seshie Torblu. Mr Botwe warned against members resorting to court action without exploring avenues for redressing conflicts under the party's constitution, saying those who flouted the rule would be sanctioned severely.

"Flouting the party's laid down structures for redressing conflicts with impunity would not only bring the party into disrepute but could also create image problems for the party," he said.

Mr Botwe said, even though, the party did not abhor court action as a constitutional disposition in redressing conflicts, it must be the last resort, after all avenues had failed to adequately address the problem.

He said the National Secretariat of the party had factored the Region highly into its schemes and was convinced that it would do well in the 2004 general election.