The National Democratic Congress (NDC),has slated Saturday September 17, for the launch of its Manifesto ahead of the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n
The party\u2019s 2016 campaign team made the announcement in a statement today [Monday].<\/p>\n
The statement signed by Joyce Bawah Mogtari, spokesperson for the NDC\u2019s 2016 campaign team, said the event will be held at Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, and will be preceded by a presentation of the highlights of the manifesto by President John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n
According to the party, the presentation of the highlights \u201cis intended to give the public an insight into the focus areas of the 2016 NDC Manifesto\u201d and will be held at the State Banquet Hall, State House, Accra at 7:00pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event, arranged as a prelude to the main launch of the Manifesto on Saturday September 17, in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region will also be attended by representatives of International Organisations, the Diplomatic Corps, Business Associations and Youth Groups,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n
“With the ‘Green Book’ effectively outlining the key policies we have implemented and the projects arising out of these policies, President Mahama will use the occasion to explain his vision for the next four years, and provide details of the key interventions he will be implementing in his second term.”<\/p>\n
We\u2019ll first release highlights of NDC manifesto <\/strong><\/p>\n The NDC Campaign Coordinator, Kofi Adams, last week on the Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong>\u00a0said the party will first release the manifesto highlights<\/strong><\/a><\/span> before publishing the full document.<\/p>\n \u201cThe NDC decided that for highlights of the manifesto we could do it in a week day, considering the fact that all these activities are being occupied with one major event or the other. Let His Excellency the President and Vice President lead the process in doing the highlights of our manifesto which has long been ready,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Our manifesto ideas are original \u2013 Mahama<\/strong><\/p>\n President John Mahama had earlier declared that his party has no fears of opposition<\/strong><\/a><\/span> political parties copying the ideas contained in the NDC\u2019s manifesto.<\/p>\n According to him, his party will not be discouraged from launching its manifesto ahead of other political parties because of fears that some of their ideas might be duplicated.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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