NPP Brought Strong Economy NDC Left For 2017 lnto Tatters! -Ade Coker Jabs Akufo-Addo
Freeman Koryekpor 
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Joseph Kobina Ade-Coker, has tongue lashed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for bringing the country's economic backwards.
According to Mr. Coker, President Akufo-Addo and NPP had brought the strong and sound economy the NDC left for the year 2017 into tatters.
Addressing a crowded press conference in Accra on Thursday October 20, 2022, Mr. Coker stated that the current economic challenges facing Ghanaians is a clear indication that President Akufo-Addo and his NPP had completely failed Ghanaians.
In this sense, the NDC stalwart called on the Ghanaians elegible votes to vote for the NDC in the 2024 general elections to win the political power to help rescue the country from the poor economic performance of President Akufo-Addo and his New Patriotic Party government.
The press conference was aimed at updating the general public about the preparation done by Ade Coker's outfit towards the NDC internal constituency executives election of the party in the region which was scheduled to take off from Saturday October 22 to Sunday October 23, 2022.
He pointed out that out of the thirty-four (34) constituencies in the Greater Accra Region, , thirty-three (33) will be having their constituency executives election except Amasaman Constituency which is preparing to join the others later.
According to him, there are proper arrangements with the country’s Electoral Commission (EC ) under Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensah in collaboration with the party’s 33 Election Committees across the constituencies.
Mr Coker charged the delegates to elect hardworking persons who will work hard to ensure the NDC is brought back power in 2024 general elections.
Mr Coker noted that the victory for the NDC in the 2024 elections should be a paramount to all the faithful (s) including supporters and members of the party to rescue the country from the worst economic performance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
"It is a high time for the NDC delegates to muster courage to elect competent executives who would devote their time and resources for the party in order to recapture political power in 2024," the NDC stalwart stressed.
According to Mr Coker, the party has made arrangements with the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana together with thirty-three (33) election committees in the various constituencies to organize the election.
He assured that there will be total security and safety at all the venues; to help ensure no intruders are allowed to mad the primaries and urged all delegates to follow procedures for voting, counting and declaration of results.
The Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NDC commended all the Branch Executives for sailing through their Branch elections successfully.
He also acknowledged all the constituencies for what he described as having a transparent branch levels elections and hope that the conference slated for Saturday and Sunday will also follow the same free and fair trend.
Mr Coker implored all the aspirants to avoid any insult whilst they compaign towards the weekend elections.
Additionally, he assured that the venues of the elections have been secured for the event and that will be made available to the media practitioners.
He pointed out that the party has made an arrangement with the Ghana Police Service to ensure security and safety at the venues, saying that the party expects that all the delegates to follow procedures for vote counting and declaration of the electoral results.
He commended the constituency executives for the transparent, free and fair manner the elections had been conducted so far, saying that the leadership of the party believes strongly that the upcoming weekend event will completely follow same trend devoid of confusion and trouble.
"I wish to use this occasion to also advise all and sundry that we are members of the same umbrella family and therefore must go about our elections devoid of insults, fabrications and other vices which only bring division and hates," Chairman Ade-Coker warned.
He added that "as much as possible we let our campaign be issues based on what we can do to build our party stronger to face our common political enemy which is the NPP that brought the strong and sound economy we left for the year 20017 into tatters."
He advised that "Let us not be too influenced by extraneous factors but rather move by competence and experience. Let me also remind you that our victory for the 2024 general elections is a function of what we do now at the impeding elections as a party.
He indicated that "If we elect candidates based on other factors than experience and competence, then we can be sured of what we will churn out in the 2024 general elections.Let be mindful of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo experience, so many promises that deceived the majority of Ghanaians had brought all of us here in the economic hardship. It will be too late then,the decision to do the right is for now."
Flanked by the various Greater Accra Regional executives, Mr Coker stressed that; "let however settle our hearts that for each position, it is only one person that will be elected except those where two positions are allowed, so that it is either going to be you or another person and so there should be no I'll feeling at end of the day."
He stressed the need for the loser candidates to accept the outcome of the electoral results and congratulate the winers to ensure peace and unity within the NDC to help win the power from the NPP in 2024.
Mr Coker entreated the delegates to reject candidates who offered money and other valuables to influence the voting process saying that such persons are not loyal and hardworking.
