[ 2016-11-12 ]

PNC Launches Manifesto Next Week
General Secretary of the People’s National
Convention, Atik Mohammed, has hinted that the
party would launch its manifesto for this year’s
elections next week.

He gave the hint yesterday at a press conference,
where he commended the Supreme Court for the role
it played in ensuring that flagbearer of the
party, Edward Mahama, made it onto the
presidential ballot paper for the December 7
elections.

‘’We wish to take this opportunity to thank
the rank and file of the People’s National
Convention. They stood by their leadership with
prayers, words of inspiration and above all else,
they exercised restraint in our trying moments.

We want to also commend the Supreme Court for a
remarkable decision. This decision did not only
make our candidate’s qualification possible, but
it also went a long way to deepen our
democracy,” the PNC General Secretary stated.

He said the PNC was shocked when the Electoral
Commission disqualified its presidential polls on
October 10.

“As you all may be aware, the journey back to
the ballot has not been without challenges.
Leadership, especially I and the National
Chairman, had to stomach all kinds of accusations
and unfair criticisms by people who ordinarily
lack the moral high ground to do so. We however
took them as hazards that come with the job,” he
revealed.

Atik Mohammed stated that although their
presidential candidate had to suspend his campaign
because of the disqualification, the party was
poised to mount a spirited campaign.

“I am particularly encouraged to believe this
feat is achievable, because of the pervasive
despondency in our country and the conspicuous
absence of answers to respond to this situation by
both the NPP and NDC. Ghanaians are in an open
need for a credible alternative. They have
suffered similar harsh conditions of poverty,
hopelessness and lack of opportunity under these
parties. The time for an alternate destination has
come and the PNC and Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama
provide the vessel for that journey,’’ he
said.

On the party’s sixth position on the
presidential ballot box, the PNC scribe linked the
position to Ghana’s date of independence, March
6, 1957.

“Indeed, it is not by accident that the PNC’s
presidential candidate is sixth on the ballot
paper. It is a testimony that even God has
endorsed the PNC as the route to economic
independence. We attained political independence
on the 6th day of March 1957. However we continue
to live in economic subjugation for nearly six
decades after independence,” he added.

Source - The New Statesman

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