Nana Bediako Dannsa Appiah
ASPIRING NATIONAL Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Bediako Dannsa Appiah, has launched his campaign, with a firm pledge to resign if he fails to deliver on his promises within six month in office.
He has also come out with a manifesto titled: “The Youth Agenda – Bridging the Gap between Party and Government”. In the manifesto, he has made about 26 crucial promises to the NPP electorate.
The NPP is expected to organize its national elections on July 7, 2018 in Koforidua, and Mr. Appiah, who launched his campaign on Sunday, June 17, at the Alisah Hotel in Accra, is contesting for the position alongside Dominic Eduah, who is the current deputy national youth organizer of the party.
Key among his campaign promises is the need to bring an end to the “neglect” of NPP’s grassroots by senior government officials such as ministers, municipal and district chief executives (MDCEs).
He indicated, “Access to ministers, metropolitan and district chief executive officers and chief executive officers of government institutions has become virtually impossible.”
Also, Mr. Appiah is pledging to ensure a constitutional amendment proposal that will effect the independence of the academic youth wing of NPP, TESCO, as a special organ of the party and also make proposals for the election of regional and national co-ordinators with voting rights.
Again, the aspiring organizer has pledged to establish “a bottle mineral drinking water called ‘Patriotic Drinking Water’ which shall be operated by the Youth Wing in every district as part of their contribution to the ‘1 District, 1 Factory’ programme.”
He added, “By so doing, employment will be created for the youth; revenue by way of taxes will be generated by the central government for national development and the Youth Wing will equally have money to fund their projects.”
Mr. Appiah has equally promised the electorate to establish “Regional Youth Council” which shall be composed of all the 10 regional youth organizers of the NPP and their deputies, as well as the formation of a National Youth Council.”
BY Melvin Tarlue