NPP officials urged to work to protect existing parliamentary seats | Policy

Afigya-Kwabre-South District President Odeneho Kwaku Appiah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) called on party leaders to design effective and pragmatic mechanisms to protect the party's current seats in parliament.

He said the party should not allow general competition in the next parliamentary primaries to ensure the protection and retention of experienced MPs in the 2020 elections.

Speaking at the inauguration of youth organizers of the constituency voting office in Kodie, he said the party needed the experience and expertise of his deputies to ensure a brilliant victory in the 2020 elections.

The theme of the event was "Agenda 47/47 in Ashanti, Role of Youth Organizers of Polling Stations".

Odeneho Appiah said the party should not repeat past experience where rampant competition at the party's parliamentary primaries had created unnecessary divisions and tension in some constituencies, resulting in the loss of those seats.

Reflecting on the theme of the inauguration, he said that the party could win parliamentary seats for its opponents only if peace, unity and certainty among the members of the existing constituencies ensured the maintenance of these seats.

Odeneho Appiah urged members appointed by the government and other interested party members to participate in the party seats in Parliament, to be cautious in their actions, as this could create confusion and tensions unnecessary, which could create problems for the party in the 2020 elections.

He urged young people not to be swayed by money or other material goods to change their current MPs, adding that they should rather help their MPs to work for the good of all. the inhabitants of their constituency.

The president said the party needed men of great experience to stay in parliament to help the government keep its promises and called on young people not to be manipulated to change their current MPs.

Mr Francis Adomako, the NPP regional organizer for Ashanti, said it was necessary for young people to stand up and support their MPs and their constituency leaders in their efforts to retain party power.

He added that, even though the government was doing well in all aspects of governance, especially during the introduction and implementation of various social intervention programs, these could not alone guarantee the party's victory in the 2020 elections.

Mr. Adomako said the NDC had put in place a powerful propaganda mechanism to discredit the government in the 2020 elections and that it was necessary for the young people, who are the backbone of the party, to open their eyes and put in place effective strategies to counter these attacks, adding that "you should not take NDC for granted".

Beatrice Owusu, a former women's organizer in the constituency, said the party could retain power only if the youth worked harder and in union with all other stakeholders, to win more for the party.