During the New Patriotic Party’s National Delegates Congress and National Officers’ Elections held at Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday, October 3, former President John Agyekum Kufuor urged party faithfuls to elect national executives capable of providing effective leadership and restoring public confidence in the party.
Addressing delegates through a video message, Kufuor stressed the importance of unity and democratic principles as the party chose its next crop of leaders, including the chairman, general secretary and other officeholders.
He said, “I am happy to have this chance to welcome all of us to this all-important conference to select a new crop of the national executive committee that would give functional leadership to the party. Let us operate democratically, the way our tradition demands of us. We need all the unity we can get and mastery within the party.”
Kufuor added, “Ghana needs our party to lead it into prosperity and transformation, and that must be the aspiration of all of us. So even as we meet to pick our new crop of leaders, chairman, general secretary and other officeholders to lead us forward, I want to appeal to all of you: let us from now on select the National Executive Committee of the party on a basis not on talk but on careful examination to find out the sort of leadership that will enable us to regain the confidence of the people of Ghana.”
The former president’s appeal comes as the NPP seeks to strengthen its internal structures and present a united front ahead of upcoming elections.
