THE NDC’S BIG PUSH TO VICTORY

“In the coming days, you will start seeing certain things you have not seen before, which are going to be part of the buildup to the main event.  We will not give you details, but as when they pop up, you will certainly notice.  The NDC is assuring you that you will be excited just as we are, when we start rolling out what we have.” 

The National Democratic congress NDC would take a huge leap forward towards achieving victory in this year’s elections this Wednesday, 7^{th May, 2008, when it formally launches its campaign for the December elections at the National Theatre in Accra.}

The Presidential Candidate, Professor John Evans Atta Mills and his running mate Honourable John Dramani Mahama would be officially outdoored to the Ghanaian public and the international community during the launch.

According to the NDC’s Campaign Co-ordinator Alex Segbefia, who outlined the event at a media encounter in Accra last week, to brief Journalists, the NDC would roll out many facets of their campaign during the function. He elaborated further that, “On the 7th of May, the NDC shall start the launch with floats through certain major roads and we intend to really fill Accra with thousands of party supporters from all over the country, as well as all others who will want to join the NDC inundate Accra on that day”.   

He said, after the float, the National Theatre will be the venue for what he referred to as the “REAL DEAL”.  He said the NDC would roll out many new facets of their campaign including “the new and very interesting image of the NDC in terms of our logo, our colours, and our messages”. Mr. Segbefia said the occasion would be used to outdoor both the Presidential Candidate and his running mate. “You, our friends in the media, have not stopped asking the NDC when we will outdoor Hon. John Mahama as the vice presidential candidate of the party.   Well, the NDC is assuring you that one of the major highlights of the event, will be the official outdooring of Hon. John Mahama. Indeed, since Professor Atta Mills himself was never outdoored, we will be outdooring him as well”, he said. 

The Campaign Co-ordinator said the party would be outdooring also a new relationship with the media saying, “It is a relationship that will bond the NDC and the media the more”.

  The NDC will also outdoor Professor Mills’ theme song and the theme around which the final leg of the campaign would revolve.  The four thematic areas around which the NDC’s campaign would revolve, are: Investing In People, Creating Jobs & a Strong Economy, Maintaining & Expanding Infrastructure, and Transparent & Accountable Government.

Overall, Alex Segbefia intimated that a new, vibrant, totally united National Democratic Congress(NDC) which is fully focused and determined is ready to do battle by carrying the fight to its opponents in order to achieve a first round victory in this year’s elections, he concluded.

ALAN CASH IS A CHARLEY WOTE

A Communications Consultant has described Mr. Alan ‘Cash’ Kyerematen the former Minister of Trade and Industries and Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) and the runner up at the New Patriotic Party’s December flagbearership congress as a flip-Flap(charley wote) who cannot take firm decisions.

Kobby Akyeampong, the Communications Consultant made this assertion on an Accra based frequency modulation(fm) radio station, JoyFM, during a discussion programme “News File” last Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. ^{He stated that Alan Kyerematen’s decision to rejoin the New Patriotic Party (NPP), unconditionally, when the substantive grievances he raised in his resignation letter have not been resolved, showed that he is a flip-flap who could not take decisions and live with them.}

He said, Alan Kyerematen has complained of intimidation and harassment of his supporters and sympathizers in the NPP by the campaign team of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, which matter has not been dealt with at the time he has rescinded his resignation and decided to unconditionally rejoin the party.

The Communications Consultant was of the view that Alan Kyerematen has lowered his own esteem in the minds of many discerning Ghanaians who hitherto have had a lot of respect for him. He said, that a person wanting to be the President of the country must be someone who carefully thinks through all the decisions he makes, as those decisions would affect the lives of the over 22million Ghanaians. He must be resolute and firm and not buckle under pressure. “Kyerematen does not come across to me as one such person” he said.  ^{Mr. Akyeampong concluded that as it is now, Alan kyerematen has made himself a cheap political cannon fodder for the NPP for use in this year’s elections, and would be discarded soon thenafter.}

Readers would recall that Mr. Alan Kyerematen caused a stir in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) when he resigned from the party a couple of weeks ago citing harassment and intimidation of his supporters and sympathizers following events at the NPP’s December flagbearership congress at which he placed second to Nana Akufo-Addo.

Since then, confusion has set into the ranks of the NPP with frantic and desperate efforts being made by the leadership including President John Agyekum Kufuor, who set up a committee to look into the matter. ^{In an earlier effort which failed, the octogenarian former Chairman of the NPP B.J.da Rocha had described Alan Kyerematen as a bluff and a loose cannon who was out to take the NPP to ransom and advised he be allowed to go his way in peace.}

Others including Hackman Owusu Agyeman simply told Alan Kyerematen off, saying his departure would not affect the party’s electoral fortunes in any way.

With the turn of events with Alan Kyeramten’s return to the fold of the NPP unconditionally, many astute Ghanaians particularly political observers are Alan-watching to see what his fortunes in the political minefield would be in the nearest future. Your reliable and authoritative “Ghana Palaver” is also Alan-watching, and would up-date dear valued readers on further developments on this unfolding Alan saga.