By James
Esuon, GNA
Winneba (C/R), Oct. 2, GNA – Dr Ekow Spio-
Gabrah, a presidential aspirant in the National Democratic Congress (NDC)
primaries, has said the party needs rebranding and repackage to wipe-off the
smear campaign against it by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016
elections.
He said the NPP was able to convince Ghanaians
in the 2016 campaign that the NDC was the most corrupt and bribery party and it
needed to be voted out of power.
Dr Spio-Gabrah made the assertion when he
addressed delegates from Effutu, Gomoa West, Gomoa Central and Gomoa East
constituencies of the NDC to canvas for votes in the upcoming presidential
primary of the party at Winneba in the Central Region.
He stated that the NDC as a political party
must get contemporary candidate with clean hands without blemish record and
urged NDC delegates to vote for versatile and experience candidate to lead the
party in the 2020.
Dr Spio-Gabrah enumerated some of his vision
to the delegates which included the formation of credit union for the party
supporters in all the 275 constituencies.
He said the rationale behind the institution
of the Credit Union for the party at constituency levels was to strengthening
financial backgrounds of NDC members at the grassroots.
Dr spio-Gabrah noted that if given the nod to
lead the party, and subsequently win the Presidency, he will build complete and
befitting offices for all 275 constituencies.
He said the welfare fund would also be
instituted to support members to enable them improve better condition of life
than they are now, adding that every supporter of the party must enjoy the
fruit of his or her labour.
The Presidential Aspirant hinted that many
supporters have distanced themselves from the NDC as a result of selfish
interest and discrimination on the parts of some constituency, regional and
national executives.
Dr Spio-Gabrah called on the delegates to
elect Presidential candidate who has international connections and lobbying
skills to help the party to achieve its aims and objectives in order to improve
economic prospects.
He said as every public servant such President
of the country must be upbeat and not
reactive devoid of corruption and other financial scandals so as to inspire the
people.
He said he was the first Minister of state to
mute Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), as a means to promote quality
education and scholarships to Ghanaians students who were needy but brilliant.
Dr Spio-Gabrah lamented that the NDC had
blueprint of green book launched which depicted massive infrastructural
developmental programmes across the
country but unfortunately NDC could not take advantage to communicate to the
people in the 2016.
GNA