ASIRIFI IS NDC ABUAKWA NORTH CANDIDATE (PAGE 17)

Story: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, New Tafo

THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected Mr Simon Peter Asirifi as its parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region.
Mr Asirifi, a 48-year-old accountant who was elected unopposed at New Tafo, was the party’s parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the 2004 elections but he lost to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Mr J.B. Danquah Adu.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Asirifi said the NPP had failed to address the problems in the constituency, for which reason the people were determined to vote for the NDC to enable it to dislodge the NPP candidate at the December polls.
“The NPP has failed to address the difficulties facing the people in the constituency. They have, therefore, decided to throw their lot behind the NDC, which will definitely win the seat to improve the lot of the people”, he stated.
He, however, asked the rank and file of the NDC to work extra hard for a resounding victory at the polls.
Earlier, four regional executive members of the NDC — Mr Anthony Gyampo, Secretary; Mr Bismark Tawiah Boateng, Organiser; Mr Adu Gyamfi, Propaganda Secretary, and Mr Kwaku Asamoah, Youth Organiser — had taken turns to criticise the NPP for its inability to continue with the good works of the NDC after it handed over to the NPP in 2001.
Mr Gyampo asked the people to examine their living standards before casting their votes, adding that the economic situation had now worsened, to the extent that people could not even afford one square meal a day.
Mr Boateng said since an NPP victory in the December election would spell doom for the country, Ghanaians should rally behind the NDC to come back to power to continue with its good works which were abrogated when it lost the 2000 elections.







Both Messrs Gyamfi and Mr Asamoah advised the rank and file of the NDC, especially polling station chairmen, to be vigilant on polling day to make it impossible for the NPP to rig the elections.