Mr. Isaac Amoateng Boahen, a New Patriotic Party(NPP)Parliamentary aspirant in Kintampo South on Thursday called on party delegates to elect candidates who would attract floating voters to swell the party’s march a resounding victory in 2012 general elections.
The NPP goes to primaries on April 30 this year to elect parliamentary candidates for the various constituencies ahead of next year’s elections.
Mr. Boahen, a 28 year-old geological engineer, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that next year’s elections was very
crucial and there was the need for purposeful, committed, energetic and hardworking parliamentary candidates to canvass for more votes
especially at the grassroots.
He said considering “the appalling and highly unsatisfactory performance of the President John Evans Atta Mills-led administration, most floating voters are more likely to shift camp during next year’s elections.
“No efforts must be spared to bring the NPP back to power to restore hope and confidence to the good people of Ghana, especially the ordinary citizenry for a brighter future”, he said.
Mr. Boahen noted this could be attained if unity and understanding prevailed in the rank and file of the party and urged disgruntled members of the NPP to bury their differences and tackle
the diverse problems that led it into opposition.
He contended that if given the mandate, he would explore all possible means within the confines of the electoral laws to secure victory for the party in the constituency.
“The feedback from my rounds in the constituency indicate that the good people of Kintampo South are fed up with the poor performance of the National Democratic Party (NDC) Parliamentarians who have represented them over the years”, the aspirant stated.
Mr. Boahen said though the NDC was in power, its MPs in the constituency had failed the people and cited deplorable nature of roads, high unemployment rate, poor educational infrastructure, among other challenges in the area.
He observed that the constituents had regretted voting for the NDC MPs and advised members of the NPP to capitalize on this failure
and intensify their campaign drive to woo more followers to the party for victory in 2012.
Mr. Boahen appealed to the delegates to give him the mandate so that he could also channel his exuberance to canvass for more votes for the NPP.