NPP members urged to pray to God for good leader

Kumasi, Jan 28, GNA- Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, an aspiring presidential
candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has appealed to members of
the party to pray fervently to God to give them a leader who would
unite and lead it to retain power in the 2008 general elections.
He said peace and unity in the party were crucial to a resounding
victory in the 2008 elections.
Dr Apraku made the appeal at the end of year get-together of the
Ashanti Regional constituency organisers of the party in Kumasi on
Saturday.
He advised the organisers not to engage in activities that could
undermine the chances of any of the presidential aspirants or any
member of the party, but rather concentrate their efforts on how to
ensure that their opponents did not win power.
Dr Apraku urged them to educate the electorate on the laudable
policies and programmes of the government in order to win more members
for the party.
Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister, said
organisers were crucial and plays a responsible role in every
association.
He said a victory for the NPP in the 2008 elections would depend
largely on them, and advised them to always remember that the rise or
fall of the party was in their hands.
Mr Owusu-Ansah said there would be divergent views and opinions among
members and advised them to discuss issues dispassionately to maintain
the unity of the party at all times.
He urged them to accept and receive all the presidential aspirants
who come to campaign for votes warmly in order to promote unity.
Mr Sam Cudjoe, Ashanti Regional Secretary of the party, who chaired
the function, warned the organisers against constituting themselves as
a pressure group to promote the interest of a particular candidate and
imposing him on the party.
He said the party would not allow any group to foment trouble and
undermine its unity.
Mr Cudjoe appealed to members to always protect the image of the
party to ensure victory in the 2008 elections.
28 Jan 07