The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, has urged party supporters to vote massively for President John Mahama, as well as all NDC parliamentary candidates contesting in this year\u2019s general elections.<\/p>\n
He said the party is determined to increase its majority number in parliament, as well as win the Presidential elections.<\/p>\n
Addressing a mini rally at Afram Plains South in the Greater Accra Region, Mr. Asiedu Nketia called on the constituents to reject a \u2018skirt and blouse\u2019 propaganda being spread by the party\u2019s outgoing Member of Parliament, Joseph Appiah Boateng, who has been urging them to vote for President John Mahama; but vote against the NDC parliamentary candidate, Mark Oliver-Kevor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have heard so many arguments here. Some are asking, who is contesting the parliamentary seat for this area for the NDC? I am here to inform you, that the opposition begins to talk about skirt and blouse when it is desperate for power. So in our party [NDC], there is nothing like skirt and blouse. Vote for the NDC President candidate [John Mahama] and vote for the parliamentary candidate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2019NDC defectors may affect party\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The NDC is trying to fight the effects of having some of its leading members and incumbent Members of Parliament, who have left the party ahead of this year\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n Some fear that, the phenomenon may result in the party losing much-needed votes in some key constituencies, where it was mainly the case that the goodwill of the defected candidates served a great advantage to the party.<\/p>\n \u2018NDC sacks independent candidates\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n In a bid to rid the party of persons the NDC believe may affect their chances in the coming elections, the party recently sacked some 23 persons who were formerly members; but left the party to contest the upcoming polls as independent candidates after they lost in the primaries.<\/p>\n Johnson Asiedu Nketia in a statement on the matter said, \u201cThe General Secretary acting on behalf of NEC wishes to inform the general public and especially all such persons that they are in breach of articles 8( d,f); 45( a,b,c &e) and 46(10) of the party\u2019s constitution. The affected persons by their conduct and on their own volition have ceased to be members of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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