Politicians should first seek the interest of society - Bawumia

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Politicians should first seek the interest of society - Bawumia

Dr. Mahamud Bawumia, running mate of Nana Akufo Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, over the weekend called on politicians to make the interest of society paramount by preaching peace as it was the surest way to develop society.

According to him, preaching violence instead of peace would destroy society where everybody would end up as a loser.

Dr. Bawumia was speaking during a campaign tour of Bawku to elaborate on the NPP’s manifesto and reassure the people of the party’s commitment to solving identified problems.

He said politicians lobby for power to rule society but if they play selfish games such as deception and cheating among others on society, it would soon catch up with them and they would end up at the losing side.

Dr Bawumia, who was accompanied by the former vice president of Ghana, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, said the party had secured plans to build new 350 Senior High Schools (SHS) with teacher accommodation and rehabilitate the existing ones in the country.

He assured the people that to teacher would be well motivated to lead the implementation of the complete free and compulsory education to promote quality education for the needed human resource capital in the country.

Dr. Bawumia said health care would be a priority under the NPP government as it has become a worry to many Ghanaians who cannot access free and quality health care.

He disclosed that the NPP would put in stringent measures to improve the agriculture sector by expanding irrigation facilities to boost farming in the dry season.

Dr. Bawumia called on the traditional authorities to support the party gain power come 7th December in order to enable their tradition areas get development.

He later visited most of the party’s strong holds including Gingande, Natinga , Sabon Zongo, Danduri,Pusiga, Zong Natinga and Wedana.

Source GNA/Ghana

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Konadu can have her freedom – Mahama

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Konadu can have her freedom – Mahama

{sidebar id=10 align=right}President John Mahama has indicated that with or without former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, the ruling National Democratic Congress would emerge victorious in the December polls.

Speaking for the first about the decision of Mrs Rawlings to join the newly formed National Democratic Party as its flag-bearer, he maintained the former First Vice Chairman of the NDC has the freedom of choice and can associate with any party of her choice.

“We have as one of the cardinal principals in our constitution, freedom of association and so people are free to belong to any party or associate with any party that they want and so I don't think that it's a big deal.”

President John Mahama was speaking to reporters at the Kotoka International Airport.

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings was endorsed by the National Democratic Party Saturday at the party’s national delegates’ congress in Kumasi.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings last week told Joy FM in an interview that he would support his wife in her quest to become Ghana’s first female president.

But President Mahama pointed out that the decision by the Former First Lady to join the NDP would not derail his campaign.

“I think that we must respect their human rights to associate with a new party if they want to.

"But I believe that our campaign is going well and that God is on my side and I believe that we're going to be victorious.”

From: Myjoyonline.com

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Nana Konadu: No one can kick my husband out of N.D.C

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Nana Konadu: No one can kick my husband out of N.D.C

The newly-acclaimed flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has insisted that no one can force her husband, former president Jerry John Rawlings from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) despite recent calls for his removal.

Mrs. Rawlings, who was speaking exclusively to Adom News, describes her husband as, founder of the party “an astute politician who knows what he is doing” and he would therefore not be moved by the calls.

The leader of the 31st December Women’s Movement was responding to information from the NDC headquarters reaching Adom News of a meeting by the party’s national executives to decide on whether to dismiss the founder from the party over accusations of breach of the party’s constitution after declaring support for his wife and the NDP.

She says President Rawlings supported the NDP because the NDC has abandoned the principles upon which the NDC was founded, forcing him to support the NDP which he believes is determined to restore the principles of probity, accountability and social justice.

Commenting on the threat by the editor of Al-Hajj newspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu to expose the former president over an issue which could have landed him in jail, Mrs. Rawlings dared him to come out with the ‘so called’ information on her or her husband.

She insisted that she had only met Alhaji Bature about three times in her life and will not waste her time on such allegations.

Mrs Rawlings called on all Ghanaians seeking the interest of the nation to join her party, the NDP which believes in entrepreneurial empowerment of the Ghanaian to create more employment, effective decentralization to catapult national development.

She promised good leadership for the NDP as they go into the general elections.

From: Adomonline/Afia Pokua

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Rawlings to be expelled from NDC?

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Rawlings to be expelled from NDC?

{sidebar id=10 align=right}A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amalibah has noted that former president Rawlings faces possible sanctions if he is found guilty of breaching the party’s constitution.

Sections of the NDC’s constitution demand its members to be faithful and remain loyal to the party. Chapter 6, article 39 for instance stipulates among other things that a member of the NDC should work to ensure unity and cohesion and defend the party.

Meanwhile Mr Rawlings has hardly observed these regulations since the party he founded assumed office in 2009. His persistent criticisms of the party did not cease even after the demise of the late President Mills-led administration.

On Saturday, Mr Rawlings endorsed his wife as flagbearer of the breakaway National Democratic Party (NDP) and did not fail to use the opportunity to predict doom for the NDC in the December polls. He also rehashed his allegations of corruption among government functionaries.

Asked whether Mr Rawlings’ conduct constituted an infringement on the party’s constitutions, the NDC lawyer said that would be a matter for the National Executive Committee (NEC) to determine. He indicated a crunch meeting has been called to discuss the issue.

“Until then (the conclusion of the NEC meeting), it is wrong for anybody to jump into conclusion that he (Rawlings) has infringed upon the rules of the party,” he stressed.

Lawyer Amalibah was however quick to add that if the former president is found guilty of breaching the rules of the party, he could be removed as founder, reprimanded, fined or suspended for a specific period of time, reprimanded or fined.

“The party rules apply to all and sundry and does not discriminate,” he stated, “whether one is a founder or one is a cleaner at the party headquarters…”

From: Dorcas Efe Menssah/Myjoyonline.com

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