The Campaign of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the newly created Oti region has received a major boost after the government’s spokesperson on governance and legal affairs, Herbert Norkplim Krapa donated 50 motorbikes to the region.
The bikes are to be shared fairly to all the eight constituencies in the Oti region namely, Biakoye, Buem, Kadjebi Akan, Nkwanta South, Nkwanta North, Krachi East, Krachi Nchumuru and Krachi West.
Mr. Krapa who made the donation over the weekend during the party’s regional executive committee meeting at Dambai in the Karachi East Constituency, announced that this was just the beginning of many things to come.
He also undertook a two-day familiarisation tour of the various constituencies in the region.
At the meeting, the law lecturer and legal practitioner who originally hails from Botoku in the North Dayi Constituency of the Volta Region, also announced his decision to adopt the Oti region, which to him requires adequate support and resources to become an NPP stronghold in the near future.
The Oti region until 2019, was part of the Volta Region which is considered a stronghold of the opposition National Democratic Congress.
Out of 18 constituencies, the governing NPP managed to secure only one parliamentary seat (Krachi East) in the 2016 elections by a close shave. That single parliamentary seat is now in Oti region.
The creation of the Oti region therefore means that the NPP has one out of eight seats in the region.
Nonetheless, Mr. Krapa who was the press secretary of then Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the run-up to the 2012 presidential elections believes that the Oti region is riped to be taken by the NPP; considering President Akufo-Addo and successive NPP governments’ development record in the area.
This he said could only be done if key members of the party from the region and outside it will invest heavily and support the Oti campaign with all the necessary human and material resources. “It is for this reason that although I am from the Volta Region, I have adopted the Oti region,” he noted.
He added that during his two-day tour; from Sunday, November 8 to Monday November 9, 2020 he will engage with executives and party people at the grassroots to understand their needs, share ideas and assist with other strategies that will ensure the NPP secures a minimum of five seats in the December, 2020 elections.
Places visited include, Krachi, Nkwanta, Kpasah, Dambai, Ntsumuru, Akan and Buem in Oti region and Hohoe, North Dayi and Kpando in the Volta Region.
The Oti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Evans Dapaah who received the motorbikes on behalf of the party, said “This has come at the right time. We can now be able to intensify our house to house campaign.”
He revealed that the party’s desire to secure five seats in the region was no fluke, but an achievable target because, “the people are tired of voting for the NDC since 1992. They have seen that the NPP has a better record in the area than the NDC.”
He appealed to other members of the party to come to the aid of the Oti Campaign as a lot more motorbikes are needed to traverse the area which roads are not vehicular friendly.
He assured that the motorbikes and all resources provided will be fairly shared, well catered and accounted for.
From Fred Duodu, Dambai (k.duodu@yahoo.com)