PNC to play responsible role in opposition — Ramadan

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan, has said the party will continue to play its role as a responsible opposition party to strengthen democratic governance in the country and hold the government accountable to the people of Ghana.
He said the ultimate aim of the PNC in opposition was not to bring the government down but to work assiduously to always let the government be on its toes and bring out the best in it for the benefit of the ordinary Ghanaian.
The PNC Chairman, who was commenting on the recent nomination of one of its members to a ministerial position by the government in an interview in Accra, adding that “the PNC would not renege on its responsibility to ensure that the government fulfilled its promise to Ghanaians.
Recently, President J.E.A. Mills nominated Mr Alhassan Azong, PNC Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, for the position of Minister of State at the Presidency. During the presidential run-off, Mr Azong joined forces with the NDC party in his constituency and it to win the election.
On the nomination of Mr Azong and possible nomination of more of its members, the PNC Chairman said the party was not vexed at the move.
He explained that during the presidential run-off, the PNC decided to remain neutral and not to support any of the two parties, NDC and NPP.
He added, however, that some of its members on their own volition joined one of the two parties and some of those who joined forces with the NDC were promised some positions.
Alhaji Ramadan said that in this instance what the party had been doing was to advise such members who received such appointments but not to stop them.
Concerning the reorganisation of the party after the election, he explained that the PNC would at the end of this month hold a national standing committee meeting to finalise the party’s reorganisation strategy.
Giving details of the reorganisation, he said in the first instance the party had printed “very attractive and must-own features” which would be used to replace the old ones.
He said the new membership identity cards which have columns for payment of dues were intended to guarantee and strengthen the input of members in the affairs of the party.
Alhaji Ramadan said apart from the reorganisation, some of the national executive members of the party, in collaboration with regional and constituency executives, would hold regional meetings with the constituency executives and other members to thank them for their hard work and support for the party during the electioneering.