Northern NDC Executives resume work

The northern regional executives of the ruling NDC party have rescinded their decision to boycott party activities in the region after government initiated moves to appeal the Accra High Court ruling on the Yaa-Naa Yakubu Andani II murder case.

At an earlier press briefing, the regional executives threatened to resign enbloc if government failed to ‘do something’ within two weeks about the ruling which set free all 15 suspects for lack of evidence.

But after analyzing steps taken by government towards ensuring a re-trial, they have rescinded their decision and directed all constituency executives to resume work.

They also disclosed their intention to support President John Evans Atta Mills’ bid to lead the party for the 2012 elections.

Mohammed Amin Adam Abio, regional Youth Organizer of the NDC informed Citi News of the development at the end of a crunch meeting held at the Round Hut of the Northern Regional Coordinating Council, Wednesday April 13, 2011.

Adding his voice, Alhaji Umar Yussif Alhassan, the regional Secretary warned party delegates against any attempt to substitute President Mills at the NDC’s national delegates congress slated for June 10, 2011.

He observed that any move to replace President Mills as the party’s flag bearer will not only amount to political suicide but will negatively affect the NDC’s chance of retaining power in 2012.

On the party’s physical structures that were destroyed by some party youth in protest against the court ruling, Alhaji Umar Yussif appealed to the national executives, party members and philanthropists to make generous donations towards re-building them.

He welcomed government’s call on the Otumfuo-led Committee of Eminent Chiefs to resume sitting on the traditional aspect of the Dagbon feud between the royal Abudus and Andanis.

He also urged the angry youth in Tamale to remain calm and have confidence in government and other peacebrokers’ attempts to amicably resolve the protracted Dagbon chieftaincy dispute between Abudus and Andanis.

Source: Citifmonline.com/Ghana