The Volta Regional Secretariat of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed satisfaction about the gradual acceptance of the party in the region.
It assured that the party would not take the support for granted and asked that the support shown to the Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, during his recent tour of the Volta Region should translate to votes for him and the party.
During a press conference held in Ho yesterday, Dr Richard Ahiagbah, the National Communications Director of the NPP, said since 1992, the people of the Volta Region have consistently supported the NDC.
He however, stated that the loyalty had been taken for granted, as the NDC had neglected the region’s development over the years.
Dr Ahiagba emphasised that despite the steadfast support from the Volta Region, the NDC had not reciprocated in a manner befitting a political party that values its stronghold.
“This neglect serves as a compelling reason for the electorate to reconsider their allegiance and support Dr Bawumia and the NPP instead,” he said.
He further noted that although the NPP had not garnered as much support from the region as the NDC, whenever the NPP had been in power, the Volta Region had reaped significant benefits from various development initiatives.
“It is becoming increasingly evident to the residents that the NPP is better equipped to tackle their developmental challenges compared to the NDC, which primarily relies on their votes to secure electoral victories,” he said.
According to the NPP Communication Director, politics was all about bringing development to the electorates, which saw a change in the voting behaviour of the people of the Volta Region in the 2020 general elections when the NPP won the Hohoe seat for the first time, and had significant improvement of votes in Ketu-North Constituency, which gave the NPP 14.1 per cent of the total vote cast in the region.
Dr Ahiagba observed that the Volta Region was experiencing an electoral revival led by the youth and the middle class as being experienced across the country, and said the youth and people of the Volta Region had embraced Dr Bawumia and the NPP for the fourth industrial-era and technology programmes designed to put Ghanaians, particularly the youth at the forefront of global competition.
He said the NPP government was noted for its social intervention programmes that transformed the lives of Ghanaians, and the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo- led government with Dr Bawumia did not depart from implementation of such policies, which led to the introduction of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) which benefited over five million Ghanaian youths.
Dr Ahiagba said the NDC could not justify the loyalty of the people of the Volta Region, and ignored the region regarding the choice of a running mate, which the NDC avoided its stronghold while at the same time the NPP prioritised its stronghold, the Ashanti Region and chose Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate to Dr Bawumia.
FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE, HO