National Democratic Party team tours Volta Region

Activists of the National Democratic Party (NDP) on Monday met representative groups from constituencies in the Volta Region to discuss organizational matters.    The activists led by Mr Sylvester U. Clarke had been in the region for 10 days visiting all the constituencies on what they called "a structural inspection tour". Dr David Sunu, a member of the team, said the NDP was founded out of frustration with alleged wanton dissipation of the nation's resources by politicians and their lackeys.   He said the trend now was for politicians to "connect with the people during elections and disconnect when in governance".    He said in government these politicians quickly "connect with their merchant friends, contractors, to fleece the nation".   Dr Sunu said for example the cost estimated for two classroom blocks by truthful calculations could put up 10 blocks.   He expressed regret that after ex-President Jerry John Rawlings catapulted the National Democratic Congress to power in the 2008 elections; "self seekers took control of the Party to decide who got the jobs".  Dr Sunu said NDP was a reaction to these happenings and had come to sanitize the political scene in Ghana.    Mr Mathias Alagbo, a member of the team, said no one could disregard the former President Jerry John Rawlings' factor in politics in Ghana.    He said the principles the former President stood for gave Ghana political stability and his era established for the nation the economic bedrock on which successive governments were building.    Mr Alagbo cautioned citizens of the Volta Region against the anti-Rawlings vile propaganda going round, urging them to rather scrupulously reflect on the real placing of the region and its people in the scheme of things in the current era of the NDC.            Mr Clarke said the NDP had come to "take this nation out of the valley of self-pity…"    An interim Volta Regional Executive was introduced to the gathering with Mr Senyo Tsakpo Banssah as Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Ashigbui, First Vice-Chairman, Mr Iddrisu Seidu, Second Vice-Chairman, Mr Cousin Doamekpor, Secretary and Mad Comfort Klutsey, Deputy Secretary.

GNA