TWO candidates vying for various positions in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed the hope that the party would come out stronger after its National Delegates Congress, if delegates choose the right caliber of leaders for the party.
When the Daily Graphic caught up with Mr Richard Quashigah, who is among three candidates vying for the position of National Propaganda Secretary, he intimated that “we will need to rebuild the structures of the party at the regional and constituency levels to make the propaganda secretariat and the entire party strong”.
He explained that when given the nod, he would facilitate the organisation of refresher programmes for the propaganda secretariats at all levels in order for the party to conduct adequate research that would ultimately enhance its fortunes.
“Rebranding of the NDC positively is what we need and we need to resuscitate the younger people with apt communication skills to stand toe to toe with our opponents in the use of the media,” Mr Quashigah observed.
According to him, he was confident of achieving a lot for the NDC, saying as a communications expert I could bring my experience to bear on the propaganda arm of the party.
A 48-year old businessman, Mr Eric Sorkpor, who is among 15 candidates contesting for five positions within the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party, noted that the delegates needed to choose someone who had the potential of building bridges between the executives of the party and those at the grass roots.
“There must be a lobbyist who can build trust between the executives and those at the branches and constituency levels to enhance the fortunes of the party in the years ahead,” he further noted.
According to him, delegates needed to choose a NEC member who had the business acumen and ideas to mobilise more resources for the party.
“I am a businessman with the needed acumen and so I am confident of winning this race as I have the needed business contacts; I deal in microfinance and other business services,” he pointed out.
Mr George Tetteh Lawson, who is also contesting for the Deputy General Secretary position, for his part, stated that he was not in the position to talk to the press as he claimed he was busily campaigning for votes to occupy that position.
An observer and political analyst, Mr Adam Mahama, stressed that although there were the Rawlings and Atta Mills factor, he believed that would not change the voting pattern.
He acknowledged that there were divisions in terms of opinions, approach and appreciation of issues and not on personalities.
According to him, he expected candidates to vote for a candidate who would understand the “Social Democratic Concept of the NDC”, as well as one who had the mass appeal and could mobilise both NDC and non-NDC members.
In all, 64 candidates are vying for 10 positions in the party and indications are that the candidates are seriously campaigning to win their respective positions.
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