NPP Vows To Take Amenfi Seats

Joseph Boahen Aidoo (East), Dr. Eric Wilmot (Central) and Lawyer Paul Dekyi (West)

Posted on: www.dailyguideghana.com

By William Yaw Owusu

Accra, Friday November 2, 2012.

THE NEW Patriotic Party (NPP) has stepped up its campaign at Amenfi in the Western region, promising to sweep up all three parliamentary seats in the area on December 7.

The constituencies are the newly-created Amenfi Central as well as the already existing Amenfi East and Amenfi West.

Currently the NPP controls Amenfi East seat through former Western Regional Minister, Joseph Boahen Aidoo while the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is in control of Amenfi West with Amenfi Central which was part of the 45 constituencies created by the Electoral Commission, is being hotly contested between the two leading parties.

The NPP has retained Mr. Aidoo for Amenfi East and has elected Lawyer Paul Dekyi to wrestle the seat from the NDC in the West while Dr. Eric Wilmot, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast is battling it out at Amenfi Central.

According to Lawyer Dekyi, the numerous unfulfilled promises of the NDC had emboldened the electorate in Amenfiman to clear out the ruling party in December.

He said currently the untold hardship brought about by the NDC was so severe that the people had regretted rejecting the NPP in 2008, adding “they have assured that they would never make any electoral mistake this time around.”

He said the NDC’s stiff opposition of the free senior high school education being promised by Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP had worsened the ruling party’s chances in the constituencies throughout the region.

 “Most of these NDC leaders including President Mahama enjoyed free education brought by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah but when it got to their turn they say it cannot be done. I urge the electorate to take a critical look at the NDC. They have nothing to offer Ghana.”

Lawyer Dekyi said currently Ghana needed well educated people to build a prosperous nation and any party that did not have plans for education must not be entertained.

“Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP are saying that free SHS can be done. We have time and again said that quality with the teacher and infrastructure development and expansion would be at the centre of the policy and we are going to pursue this.”

“The free SHS is non-negotiable and the people are determined to back the NPP to deliver on this promise.”

He complained about the bad road network in the area and said the NPP would make the effort to address some of the most important issues in the region.