Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Western Region have attributed the electoral gains of the party in the region to hard work, and promised to deliver on the party’s promises which also gave them a push.
The party’s Regional Director, Okatakyie Amankwa Afrifa said taking a cue from the Amenfi West by-election, the region adopted a field work strategy which ensured that there was a member of the regional campaign team on all the six campaign zones created in the region.
“Within the regional campaign team, we divided the region into six zones and at every point in time, there was a regional campaign team member supervising to make sure that everything is being done right,” Mr Afrifa said.
Speaking to Connect FM, the Director assured the people that the NPP would work towards fulfilling all the campaign promises for the region, especially the creation of a Western North Region out of the region.
“Some of the things would have to go through parliament like the creation of the western north. We will start the process as soon as possible. One million dollar per constituency; our budget after the swearing in will feature it.
“Making the Western Region the hub of oil in the West African sub region will also come on. That means bringing the GNPC to the Western Region. We are coming to deliver!,” he assured the people.
Meanwhile, the Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress, Famous Tumi Acquah, said the party is currently doing a retrospection of what accounted to the loss of the eight parliamentary seats to the NPP.
He said they working on a mob up strategy to win those seats back in the next elections in 2020.
Mr Acquah rejected suggestions that the national executives through to the constituency executives are to be blamed for the dwindled fortunes of the party in the region which accounted for the loss of votes.
Out of the 26 seats in the region, the NPP bagged 16 in the December 7 elections. The party prior to the elections held only eight parliamentary seats.
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