Mr Ernest Kusi Duah,?the Presiding Member of the Tano North District Assembly in the Brong-Ahafo Region, has picked nomination forms to contest the Tano North Constituency Parliamentary Primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
According to Mr Gabriel Ankomah, the Constituency Secretary,? only Mr Duah has so far picked the forms to contest with the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP),? Mrs Freda Prempeh, who filed her nominations last Friday.
Mr Duah, a teacher by profession, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview at Duayaw-Nkwanta that? NPP in the area required a unifier who could help address the current divisions? in the constituency.
?Looking at the state of the party,? we need? a unifier who can bring together all members and supporters for an effective and intensified campaign? that would not only make the party retain the seat, but also win the presidential election,? he said.
Mr Duah said the internal wrangling and? backbiting could affect the fortunes of the party,? and advised? delegates not to allow the impending primaries to divide them.
He emphasized that the NPP was? established on principles of democracy,? and advised the? leadership? to respect its internal structures, and give equal opportunities for qualified and interested members to contest in the upcoming primaries.
Mr Duah also entreated the leadership? to guard against favouritism and partiality,? adding that those negative tendencies? could not only divide their ranks,? but also? affect the fortunes of the party in the 2016? general elections.
GNA
