The National Democratic Congress (NDC)on Monday inaugurated a 42 member Regional Inter disciplinary Committee in the Upper East Region to maintain high level discipline in the party.
Addressing the committee members, the Upper East Regional Minister, Mr. Mark Woyongo tasked them to ensure that members of the party especially foot soldiers behaved responsibly instead of using violent means to address their grievances.
“There are channels and laid down rules and procedures for members of the party to channel their views and grievances and all members of the party must adhere to such laid down rules to settle their problems”, the Minister stated.
Mr. Woyongo warned that henceforth the party would not tolerate any member who would want to thwart efforts being made by the party to
recapture power come 2012.
“The situation where foot soldiers of the party go on demonstration, holding unnecessary press conferences and destroying properties must be stopped and the Committee members will not hesitate to sanction any foot soldier and or members of the party who engage in such negative practices”.
He said any undisciplined army could not win a war and called on the party members to work towards ensuring unity within the ranks and
file to enable it recapture power in the 2012 election.
Mr Woyongo indicated that though there were some differences among supporters of the aspiring Presidential candidates of the Party, it is envisaged that such problems would cease to exist after the party’s congress.
The Regional Minister entreated the Regional inter-disciplinary Committee to constitute constituency inter-disciplinary committee to
deal with problems among members at the constituency level.
The Regional Secretary of the party, Mr. Donatus Akamugre who swore the committee members into office said it is provided in the
party’s constitution to sanction members of the party who misconduct themselves in order to bring discipline to the party.
Quoting chapter seven of the party’s constitution, the Regional Secretary mentioned expulsion, suspension, removal from party’s
office, reprimanding among others as some of the sanctions expected to be meted out to members who flout the party’s constitution.
He called on the Regional Inter-disciplinary Committee to apply sanctions accordingly as stated in the constitution in order to bring
sanity and healthy development into the party.