News:
August 8, 2014
Open declaration by some New Patriotic Party (NPP) executives and members of parliament for some candidates to be shortlisted at the “Special Electoral College has the potential of marring the unity of the party.
Mr. Francis Addai Nimo, one of the seven contestants to be shortlisted at the special Electoral College to contest for the presidential candidature of the NPP, said such declaration had some consequences and should be avoided.
“This does not promote the unity of the party at all; such people should rather work hard in the quiet and translate their support into votes for their preferred candidates for the sake of unity in the party”, the Mampong Member of Parliament said.
Mr. Nimo was interacting with media practitioners in Wa, as part of his campaign tour of the Upper West Region to canvas for votes from party executives at the “Special Electoral College” on August 31 to enable him to contest for the presidential candidature of NPP for 2016 polls.
The “Special Electoral College” is not going to elect a presidential candidate for the NPP but to reduce the seven contestants to five to compete for the presidential candidature slot of the party.
Mr. Nimo appealed to the leadership of the NPP, especially the contestants, to strictly adhere to the rules and regulations of the party.
“The leaders must demonstrate virtues by their words and deeds and avoid being hypocritical. The lifestyles of our leaders must be consistent”, Mr. Nimo said.
GNA