Over 1000 members of Progressive People’s Party (PPP) in the Upper West Region have crossed carpet to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The defected members are made up of the entire membership of the PPP in the 11 constituencies. They announced their decision at a welcome ceremony held by the NDC in Wa last Sunday.
According to them, they are giving their support for the largest opposition party to rescue the country from the hardship imposed on Ghanaians by the ruling New Patriotic Party.
Speaking at the gathering, the Deputy Secretary for the Progressive People Party (PPP), Mr Adams Yaaga Ganiu explained among other reasons that the NDC has developed the country more than any other party, while touting it for being the champions of democracy and principles of accountability.
The Deputy Secretary urged all PPP members across the country to join the NDC to assume power to salvage the country. “I would use this opportunity to inform all Ghanaians that banks have been collapsed, market women cannot even be granted loans and there is insecurity everywhere,” he stated
Addressing the 1000 defectors, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, called on all progressive parties to unite and focus on the interest of Ghana. He explained the need to forget about names, slogans and personalities and rather work with principles and policies.
Asiedu Nketia indicated that the NDC is the hope for all parties who believe in the principle of unity, national development and equal opportunities for all. He accused the NPP of collapsing the PPP and the GN Bank, both established by Paa Kwesi Nduom.
He, therefore, used the opportunity to urge Dr Ndoum to declare the PPP’s belief in social democracy and for which reason they must all follow the example of the PPP in the Upper West Region to build a formidable force to be able to defeat NPP and to rescue the country.
