On Saturday, twenty fourth September 2022, some NDC bigwigs from Ghana met the management and membership of the UK & Ireland chapter of the National Democratic congress.
In attendance to grace the event had been the Deputy General Secretary , Lawyer Barbara Asamoah and MP for Salaga South, Hon. Zuweira Mohammed Ibrahimah . The MCs for the event, comrade Alhaji Awudu Sannie, Deputy NDC UK/Ireland chapter secretary and the chapter organizer, comrade Adamu Musah in a charged environment, led members current in singing the social gathering’s anthem and paying tributes to fallen comrades and wounded in the 2020 normal election in Techiman South and different components of Ghana because of the mayhem attributable to the NPP vigilante teams.
In his speech, the NDC UK & Ireland Chapter Chairman, Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba hinted on a number of the challenges the present executives encountered once they took up the management mantle. Citing COVID 19 as one of many major international points that impeded the actions of the chapter in the run as much as election 2020, Chairman Mbalba added that the chapter managed to inaugurate branches in Reading & Berkshire, East London, Telford, Scotland and Republic of Ireland in spite of all of the difficulties. He additional acknowledged that West London, Swindon and Hampshire/Surrey and Leeds/Bradford branches simply to say however a couple of are additionally in the pipe line and really quickly all these branches might be inaugurated.
Again, with welfare of members being one of many core tenets of the chapter, chairman Mbalba highlighted some proactive measures that was institutionalised to make sure members who had been confined in their houses acquired some help. He additional intimated that the management isn’t resting on their laurels however somewhat extending their tentacles to propagate the nice message of the incoming president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama and the NDC in each the nook and cranny inside the United Kingdom.
He additional conveyed to all current, a directive from Accra in relation to the upcoming department election and the necessity for all contestant to deal with one another with the uttermost respect. This in line with chairman Mbalba will cut back the time wanted for therapeutic after the interior election and make the peaceable decision of election dispute simpler and sooner.
In summing up his speech, Chairman Mbalba, inspired members current to amass the Ghana card as it will likely be wanted in the course of the registration course of for election 2024. He urged members to depart no stone unturned till victory is received in 2024. He pressured on the necessity for the social gathering to remove any type of complacency however somewhat proceed to work onerous because the wind of change in election 2024 may very well be felt even for these of us in the diaspora.
The MP for Salaga South, Hon. Zuweira Mohammed Ibrahim in her tackle, first congratulated all members of the UK & Ireland Chapter for nonetheless believing and staying loyal to the beliefs and rules of the social gathering regardless of all of the setbacks in election 2020. Indeed, there have been main occasions in line with Hon. Zuweira, that clearly compelled the social gathering to revisit it’s strategy going into any future election however the incoming president of Ghana, President John Mahama, in one in all his submissions made reference to the social gathering not going again to the court docket to hunt redress on any electioneering dispute because of the polarised and partisan nature of our present judicial system below the ruling NPP.
This implied {that a} thorough feasibility examine have to be carried out in phrases of availability of logistics and expert labour to take accountability for a number of the technicalities on the polling stations and coalition centre in the course of the vote counting and certification. It is in view of this, coupled with the hardship Ghanaians are going by way of, that she made a humble plea to one and all inside the rank and file of the social gathering to come back on board to contribute their widow’s mite each in money and type in order to propel the social gathering to victory in election 2024. She nonetheless inspired all social gathering faithfuls to be actively concerned in registering their households for the Ghana Card inside the UK particularly with the opportunity of ROPA taking impact in 2024.
Ghanaians and the NDC in line with Hon. Zuweira should see election 2024 as a rescue mission that posterity wouldn’t forgive us if we fail. She acknowledged that Ghana has nowhere to show to aside from the NDC and that’s the reason its crucial we be taught to forgive shortly particularly throughout our inside elections so we will unify our entrance because the precise enemy awaits us in 2024.
The Deputy General Secretary for the social gathering, Lawyer Barbara Asamoah was grateful to the chapter management for such a heat reception and praised the executives for being resolute in committing their time and serving the social gathering diligently. She highlighted on the nice contributions from the chapter going into election 2020 and the way the chapter management has meticulously coordinated affairs of the chapter to the admiration of different nationwide executives.
Lawyer Barbara Asamoah shortly added that regardless of all of the efforts and commitments, the NDC as a celebration remains to be in opposition, which means the job isn’t executed but therefore the necessity to proceed being constant in pursuit for victory in election 2024.
Touching on the abysmal efficiency of the Akufo-Addo led administration, Lawyer Asamoah expressed critical considerations on the present poverty index of Ghana and the undulating costs of commodities because of the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedis and extreme borrowing. She mentioned as a celebration, the NDC has on a number of events made concrete suggestions to the NPP on how greatest to handle the economic system by way of its MPs in Parliament however as religion could have it, the Akufo-Addo’s led administration has rejected all good counsel in addition to constructive criticism and somewhat held on to politics of deception and self-proclamation as monetary connoisseur regardless of all of the hardships bestowed on the common Ghanaian.
Touching on the excessive degree of insecurity in the nation, Lawyer Asamoah pressured on how there was by no means a day with out points on theft or vigilantes utilizing social gathering colors of the NPP to victimize the harmless Ghanaian.
She noticed that points about galamsey and the way it’s destroying our water our bodies are greatest left unsaid particularly when authorities gamers rob Peter to pay Paul by preaching advantage however working towards vice. She added that each one these are salient points not solely making the federal government of the day unpopular however somewhat making Ghanaians miss the management of the NDC and president John Dramani Mahama.
Lawyer Asamoah enumerated some constructions in place inside the NDC to make sure occasions in the previous in Ashanti area doesn’t repeat themselves in future electioneering course of in the historical past of our beloved nation. Changing of figures on decide sheets, padding of outcomes and victimizing polling brokers in some polling stations throughout the nation had been observations introduced by a number of social gathering brokers in the Ashanti.
The social gathering has subsequently taken steps to make sure all polling brokers are nicely protected to discharge their duties freely with none type of intimidation or worry.
In conclusion, the principle Speaker for the occasion, Lawyer Barbara Asamoah, suggested all members by no means to underrate the extent that their contribution may go in pushing the social gathering again to energy in 2024. She mentioned that each one concepts are welcome, and members should even be accessible to take up social gathering duties and tasks for the better good of Ghana. According to Lawyer Asamoah, election 2024 may be very promising however its too early to name the photographs because the Ghanaian political terrain has modified in the previous couple of elections therefore, we ought to be extra centered to the very finish.
Lawyer Barbara Asamoah’s speech was adopted by an open discussion board led by the Chapter Secretary comrade Michael Dzidula Kudiabor. All questions had been nicely answered by the visitor audio system and the Chapter Leadership to the admiration of everybody gathered for the event. The deputy chapter girls Organizer, Madam Rebecca Anoon gave vote of because of sum up appreciation of the chapter management to everybody who travelled from far and close to to see to the success of the programme particularly the invited visitor from the social gathering head workplace.
Eye Zu! Eye za!!!
Dr Tabbi Wilberforce
Communication Officer
Glasgow Branch
