13/01/12
THE Founder and Leader of the newly formed political party, Progressive People’s Party, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has assured the two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party, that the PPP would give them a good run for their money in the 2012 elections.
Likening the two main parties to Goliath and the PPP to David, he said contrary to speculations from critics that the PPP would be irrelevant like other political parties such as the National Reform Party, the Democratic Reformed Party, the PPP would form the next government.
He was addressing the 17-member regional executive and the 20-executive members from each of the 27 constituencies in the Greater Accra on Wednesday.
The newest political party to enter the political scene, PPP, inaugurated the Greater Accra Regional interim executive of the party and immediately launched ‘Operation No Zero Vote at Any Polling Station.’
Dr Nduom explained that as part of the operation, any constituency that would be able to organise and register 1,000 members who would acquire membership cards would be supported to organise the constituency.
The campaign, according to Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, is to ensure that the party is stronger on the ground and does not suffer the fate of some parties that got zero vote at some polling stations in the 2008 elections.
In 2000, the National Reform Party and the United Ghana Movement had zero votes at some polling stations. In 2008 a similar fate befell the Democratic Freedom Party and the CPP, whose presidential candidate was Dr Nduom.
He added that the registered members must have contributed GH¢1 each for the party forms and membership card. He also gave an assurance that within the shortest possible time, each constituency would receive two party sign boards, a computer and a fully furnished office.
He admonished the members of the party to bear in mind that the beginning would not be easy, and that they should prepare for the challenges ahead and resolve to be steadfast.
Before the swearing-in of the executives at the filled to capacity Kama Conference Centre, PPP officials announced that because it was criminal to belong to two political parties, especially as an executive, all those who were members and held executive positions in the Convention People’s Party (CPP) must resigned before the swearing-in ceremony.
The official indicated that the PPP had designed and printed copies of resignation letters to assist those who wanted to resign to do so quickly. It was also announced that anyone who believed that he or she was coerced or forced to join the PPP could walk away.
Dr Nduom added, “some people claim that what we are doing is a waste of time, resources and energy. It will be useless in the long run. But let me assure them that we have come to stay. We are not doing this to later join the NDC or the NPP or any party.”
“I don’t want to be anybody’s minister. I have been an assembly member, ordinary minister and later a cabinet minister as well as a Member of Parliament. Where should I go next? President. Why should I work only to become a minister?” He asked the cheering interim executive who filled the Kama Conference hall to capacity.
Dr Nduom, who was the CPP Member of Parliament for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirim, told the members that the PPP did not believe in any ideology but stood for the development of the country through quality and accessible education, health care, proper social welfare system, provision of employment and protection of the vulnerable.
He said one of the cornerstones of the PPP’s policies was all inclusiveness that would ensure that all Ghanaians would be involved in the management of the country and execution of all contracts irrespective of religious, ethnic, political affiliations.
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