Oye Lithur declares his bid for Adentan's seat of parliament

General News on Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Source: starrfm.com.gh

2019-05-29

Nana Oye Lithur, former Minister of Women's Affairs, Child Welfare and Social Welfare, announced that she would attend the primaries to represent the National Democratic Congress in the constituency of & # Lith. Adentan in the election of 2020.

She revealed her parliamentary ambition after meeting the party's presidential candidate, John Mahama.

"At the conclusion of consultations, I made the determined decision to propose myself as a volunteer and competent candidate for Adentan's parliamentary seat on the NDC's list of candidates."

"Today, I paid a courtesy call on His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, former President of our beloved country, and my former boss, to officially inform him of my intentions and seek his advice, "said the human rights defender in a message posted on Facebook.

Below is his complete statement:

After consultations with my mentors, counselors, party leaders, Adentan voters and after much reflection on myself, I made the determined decision to offer myself as a volunteer and competent candidate for Adentan's parliamentary seat. , like the NDC.

Today, I have addressed a courtesy to His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the former President of our beloved country, and my former boss, to officially inform him of my intentions and seek his advice. In his statement to my team and to myself, he welcomed my decision and acknowledged the need to elect strong, high-opinion candidates who could the general electorate in the 2020 elections.

"The general elections would involve the entire electoral public, not just the NDC delegates. In this regard, we as a party have to be strategic in our selection of parliamentary candidates. We must also consider the strength, personality and background of aspirants to determine if they can win in the general election. "

He further stated that the CND's global vision was to regain power in 2020 and restore hope to millions of Ghanaians. However, we can not deny the arduous task of restoring our status as a majority in Parliament. In this regard, it is essential to elect the right candidates who can effectively handle the task of winning back the seats lost in the 2016 elections.

He recounted his initial dialogues with me prior to my appointment as Minister of Gender, Childhood and Welfare under his administration, and thanked me for my hard work and tireless efforts in staying faithful to the principles of social democracy.

At the conclusion of the visit, I thanked His Excellency John Dramani Mahama and badured him that when our party opens nominations later this year, I will apply to become a candidate for Parliament and then serve my country. as a member of Parliament for Adentan. .

God bless the NDC party, may God bless our homeland, Ghana, and make our nation great and strong.