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| Veep exchanging pleasantries |
Vice President,
Kwesi Amissah Arthur has expressed optimism that though the Talensi
Parliamentary seat has become crucial following the exit of the NPP MP, Robert
Nachinab Monsore, the NDC was poised to annex the seat.
He said the situation on the ground attest to
the fact that the party was ahead of its political opponents as far the
upcoming constituency bye-election was concern.
Mr Amissah Arthur, however, called on the chiefs and people of Talensi
to rally support for the NDC parliamentary candidate, B.T Baba to enable the
party recapture power for the sake of development.
The Vice President made the appeal when
addressing a large enthusiastic party supporters at a grand rally held at
Sheaga in the Talensi District. Correspondent Isaac Asare has more for Radio
Ghana.
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| New Tongo Rana, Robert Nachinab Monsore (Middle) |
Vice President
Amissah Arthur was met on arrival by the Upper East Regional Minister, James
Zuuga Tiiga and his deputy, Daniel Syme.
Accompanied by the Vice President were
some government officials including the National Organizer of the NDC, Kofi
Adams, Former Local Government Minister, Ofosu Ampofo and the special aid to
the Vice President, Agyenim Boating.
They were given a rousing welcome by enthusiastic party supporters led
by the Regional Chairman, Alhaji Bonaba.
Mr Amissah Arthur and his team first held a brief close door meeting
with regional party executives at the Regional Coordinating Council.
He then
proceeded to Tongo, where he paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the
Tongo Traditional Area, Robert Nachinab Monsore, at his palace.
Mr Monsore became the new Tongo Rana
following his official resignation as NPP MP for the area. The vacuum created
has called for a bye-election slated for Tuesday July, 7.
After exchange of
pleasantries, the former Local Government Minister, now one of the Vice
Chairpersons of the Party, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo took turns to address the
gathering.
He congratulated Mr Monsore for accepting to serve his subjects over
politics. He urged the people of Tongo to give their new chief the needed
support since he has them at heart.
He, moreover, urged the people of Talensi
to vote massively for the NDC in the upcoming bye-election.
He said the party
has a bigger stake in the constituency and has therefore become imperative for
them to renew and keep the faith with the party by giving it another chance to
annex power from the incumbent.
Vice President Amissah Arthur, later presented
the NDC parliamentary candidate, B.T Baba to the chief and his subjects and
encouraged them to give him the mandate to enable him accelerate the pace of
development in the area.
He dismissed rumour about the possible removal of the
DCE for Talensi, Edward Awunnore and urged him to exercise his duties.
At a meeting
with chiefs of the Winkongo Area Council, Vice president Amissah Arthur,
re-echoed the need for the constituent to vote for B.T Baba to represent them
in parliament.
A grand rally later took place at the Sheaga primary school.
Vice president Amissah Arthur appealed to the people to vote for the NDC to
bring about the needed change.
Speaking to Radio Ghana, Mr B.T Baba said the spontaneous
crowd witnessed at the rally goes to erase the erroneous impression that the
NDC had lost the seat to the NPP for good.
This assertion, he dispelled was
neither here nor there. He further stated that the NDC has been firmly rooted
in the constituency and this, he believes, gives cause for the party to
recapture the seat come next Tuesday.
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