The Chairman of the Intimate Club, an affiliate of the NDC, Mr Theiphilus Magoah, stated this at a meeting of the group at Korle Workon in Accra at the weekend.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, he stated that the fact that the two leading parties in the country had selected their flag bearers without any acrimony confirmed that internal party democracy was developing in Ghana.
He however expressed the hope that in future such contests would take place without large security presence and called for discipline among political activists and supporters, adding that this should start from the executives of the various parties.
The Chairman commended all those who contributed to the success of the NDC congress at Sunyani and called on the supporters of the two candidates to join the NDC campaign team to ensure that the party retained power in the 2012 elections to continue the “Better Ghana Agenda”.
He said the large margin of vote obtained by President John Evans Atta Mills at the congress was an indication of the approval of his performance, adding that it would allow him to complete the development projects he had initiated throughout the country.
Mr Magoah pointed out that the verdict of the congress did not imply that the delegates did not like Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the former First Lady and wife of Former President Rawlings.
He noted that at the previous congress in Tamale, Nana Konadu obtained a lot of votes to become the First Vice-Chairperson, an indication of the love that the party had for her and her husband.
The Intimate Club Chairman stated that even churches held elections but buried their difference and called on members of the NDC to do the same to ensure that the party retained power in the next elections.
He called on participants of radio phone-in programmes to be mindful of their comments and said they should desist from inflaming passions which would not be in the interest of the nation.
Mr Magoah noted that the first four-year tenure of every elected government was always difficult since they would have to honour their campaign promises, and that the NDC was creating an enabling atmosphere for investors to create jobs for the people. “Everything would be alright after the 2012 elections if President Mills was retained.”
He commended the government for bringing down inflation and called on all members of the NDC to try and win more supporters, especially the floating voters, for the party to win the next general election.
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