Malam Yakubu Tahiru, Western Regional Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has stated categorically that the party is determined to secure five (5) parliamentary seats in the December 7, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
“I know for sure that the party cannot win the Presidential race for now and that is my opinion. If you want to be great you need to come down first so I am ready to work hard for the party on anything”, he stressed.
When asked whether the party would fill parliamentary candidates for the Western Region, he could not confirm and said due to the lateness of the party’s delegate conference, it was now expecting members to open up and pick nominations to contest in the elections.
Malam Yakubu who spoke in an exclusive interview with Spice News expressed the optimism that the current elected candidates would ignite some passion and enthusiasm among leadership and membership of the party to give it a facelift.
He noted that the lack of hardworking and good leaders to lead the party in both the region and national was the challenge why the party had been struggling and wallowing behind and called on the rank and file of the party to work hard to bring all the scattered members together.
He advised members of the party to desist from politics of insult and avoid factionalism which will not enable the party to achieve any meaningful thing, and instead resort to hard working, dedication and commitment without inducement.
The PNC, which follows in the Nkrumah-Egala-Limann tradition, had originally planned to hold the national congress earlier in the Western Region in honour of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, who is a native of the region.
The plan was rescinded due to the restrictions imposed on mass gatherings. More than 4,000 delegates across the 16 regions were expected to participate in the exercise in their respective regions. The election was conducted by the EC.
In conformity with the COVID-19 preventive protocols, the congress, unlike previously, was held simultaneously in all the 16 regions of Ghana.
Mr David Apasera beats Rev Samuel Adjei-Debrah and Samson Asaki Awingobit for the flagbearership slot of the PNC winning overwhelmingly with 1315 votes as against Sampson Awingobit’s 789 votes and Rev Samuel Adjei-Debrah’s 465.
The PNC held its congress Wednesday [September 30, 2020] to elect its flag bearer for the 2020 presidential election and national executive officers to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
For the National Chairman slot, Bernard Mornah got 1,266 votes as against Moses Dani Baah’s 1,297 votes while Janet Asana Nabla emerged as the General Secretary for the PNC with 1,312 votes as against that of Kobe McDonald’s 230 votes and that of Emmanuel Wilson Junior’s 1,041 votes.
The Vice Chairman slot went to Henry Haruna Asante with 1,729 votes against that of Omar Ahmed Bekure’s 635, Eugene T.K. Bashiru’s 375 and Hajia Hajara Musah Ali’s 946 votes.
Abass Nuhu was elected as the National Organiser with 1,124 votes as against his competitors Ntow Desmond Twumasi and Daniel Nii Noi got 773 and 639 votes respectively.
Hidaya Sungjun was elected as the Women’s Organiser with 1,249 votes as against that of Esther Osei Danso’s 736 votes, Adam Johnson Patience Lamisi’s 317 and Hummi Sinare’s 236 votes.
Mr Apasera, an experienced politician, having represented the people of Bolgatanga Constituency in Parliament for three successive terms (2000, 2004, and 2008) in his victory address promised to bring back life into the PNC which, he said over the years has suffered some setbacks.
Story: Seth Ameyaw Danquah
