A communication team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an MP hopeful for the Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfrom Constituency Mr. Kojo Kuranchie has emphasized the need for the NPP to address internal issues as the party prepares to break the eight.
He says that the many challenges confronting the party are preventing them from telling their success story to the Ghanaian.
Kojo bemoaned that the NPP communication structure has not been broad enough in terms of decentralizing and dissemination of information. It’s usually left to a few people called communication team members to carry the good works of government across. However, these people cannot have information from every constituency, district or region to sell the success story he said.
He urged all party members to feel responsible to tell their own stories in their own way. He advised every NPP faithful to preach the message in public transports (trotros), at lorry stations, at churches/mosques, in schools, at the stadia, on social media, and everywhere by sharing their own experience of the successes of this party and government. If we don’t sell the social interventions undertaken by the government, the NDC will set the agenda for public discourse.
He made these comments on Wontumi Radio.
He went on to advise the party on falling into the trap of discussing propaganda. He stressed that the NDC knows very well that they cannot match the NPP in terms of achievements, in human-centered growth and they are aware that the good people of Ghana are living witnesses.
They will therefore resort to the use of propaganda, name-calling and attempt to set the agenda in the media space to shift the discussions from pertinent issues like the impact of free SHS.
He underscored how the many kilometers of roads constructed have opened up the economy, how Ghanaians in the diaspora and the international community are seeing Ghana as a destination for business.
The many tourism interventions like the “Year of Return” and the other associated strategies geared towards expanding our economy.
Kojo expressed his disappointment on how the NPP is forced to react to the negative agenda and propaganda that is fueled by the NDC. In many instances NPP communicators are left with no choice than to engage the NDC in their turf of irrelevant issues, all in the attempt to debunk the falsehood being put out.
This he said sways attention from the very important matters that should become the focal point of attention and discussion.
Mr. Kuranchie called on the party to learn lessons from the 2008 defeat and eschew complacency.
The problem we have in our current parliament is due to complacency, he cautioned NPP parliamentarians not to assume that all NPP MPs will vote in line with government position.
There is the need for the parliamentary leadership to always engage their MPs and whipped them into line on government policies.
He also called on DCEs and other government appointees to create effective communication channels to ensure information is cascaded and again serves as a medium for feedback from the constituencies and districts.
Victory requires hard work, it is not a “done deal” for 2024 as I hear many people say, we need to work hard at it, he reiterated.
To make the campaign and election easy for the NPP in 2024, he called on party delegates to elect MP aspirants who have demonstrated their commitment to serve the interest of the party and their constituents.
He urged the delegates to look out for aspirants who are; selfless, credible, highly networked, courageous, have a passion to empower the constituents and have exhibited empathy, especially for the vulnerable and less privileged.
Mr. Kojo Kuranchie concluded by pleading with the good people of Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfrom Constituency to settle on someone who has a deep understanding of the development and is poised to position BNAC to become a model constituency in Ghana by facilitating rapid development.
Kojo re-emphasized his position once more by saying that “it is not only about politics but most importantly empowerment and human development at all levels in bridging the gap through capacity building and skills training” for his constituents.
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