Avoid provocations for peaceful elections - Nyamekye-Marfo advises supporters

Kotokrom (B/A), Oct. 17, GNA – Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, has advised supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to restrain themselves in the face of all provocations to allow peace to reign during the December 7th elections in the region.      He urged them to avoid all temptations by followers of opposing political parties that could spark misunderstanding to disrupt the elections in any of the constituencies in the region.      The Regional Minister said experience had shown that some members of opposing political parties intentionally created problems at polling centres of NDC strongholds and cautioned supporters of the party not to be taken by events before, during and after the elections.      Mr. Nyamekye-Marfo gave the advice at Kotokrom on Tuesday at separate rallies organised by the party at five electoral areas in the Sunyani East Constituency.      The other electoral areas where he addressed party faithful were New Dormaa, Atronie, Nwanwasua and Abesim.      Mr. Nyamekye-Marfo, who is also the Party’s Parliamentary Aspirant for Sunyani West Constituency, urged members of the party to undertake “house-to-house” campaign in their communities with emphasis on the number of projects already executed and those yet to be completed by the government in three and half years.      He recalled that the results of 1996 and 2000 general elections in the constituency were not encouraging because whilst in 1996 the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary candidate won by a small margin against the NDC, the gap widened in 2000 and blamed it on complacency on the part of party members.      Mr. Nyamekye-Marfo asked voters in the five electoral areas not to be swayed by unnecessary propaganda, especially by NPP and vote for Mr. Philip Awuah, NDC’s Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency.   GNA... Read Full Story