Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has pledged to lead the fundraising efforts of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) towards the 2024 general election.
Accordingly, he has promised to pay for the full cost of membership cards for all Polling Station Executives, Electoral area Coordinators, Constituency Executives, Regional Executives, Council of elders and Patrons.
Dr. Bawumia made the promise when he paid a working visit to the party’s Headquarters last Wednesday to interact with party executives.
The Vice President’s visit, according to the General Secretary of the governing NPP, Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, was part of the party’s initiative to bridge the gap between government and the party
Following the promise by the Vice President, the leadership of the NPP has directed all its Regional and constituency branches to stop the collection of payments and other administrative charges for the issuance of membership cards.
This was contained in a memo issued by the party’s General Secretary to all Regional, and Constituency Executive Committees.
Vice President Bawumia was given a rousing welcome by the national leadership of the Party led by Stephen Ayesu Ntim, National Chairman and Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, General Secretary.
The visit of the Vice President was an indication of his support to the “Party-Government Engagement” initiative introduced by national executives of the Party and aimed at bridging the gap between government appointees and the Party at all levels.
In a thrilling welcome address, the National Chairman, among other things, commended the Vice President for making time out of his busy schedule to interact with Party executives and staff at the headquarters.
Chairman Ntim was particularly enthused about the Vice President’s visit, which gesture he said, confirms how popular and all-embracing the initiative had assumed.
Addressing his hosts, the Vice President expressed profound gratitude for the warm reception given him and his entourage and congratulated the National Executives on their respective electoral victories at the recently held National Annual Delegates Conference of the Party.
He commended them for an “excellent start”, and urged them not to rest on their oars as the task of retaining power in 2024 was involving.
The Vice President described the Ntim-Kodua-led national officers as a “formidable team” with the wherewithal to lead the NPP to secure an emphatic victory in the next general elections.
He extolled them, so far, for the rolling out of the Party-Government engagement initiative, the successful launch of the new membership card, and a host of other initiatives all of which, are geared towards touching base with the party grassroots.
As a pioneering advocate for unique identification and digitalization, Dr. Bawumia pledged to support the Party’s ongoing membership drive by leading fundraising efforts to provide and pay for the full cost of membership cards for all polling station and other executives of the Party at all levels.
Briefing the leadership of the Party about his role in the current administration, Dr. Bawumia noted that his primary role as Vice President is to support the President execute his mandate particularly in the implementation of various campaign promises and policies.
He reiterated government’s determination to addressing socio-economic conditions in the country.
The Vice President concluded his remarks with a pledge of his continuous support to the Party.
On his part, the General Secretary, Lawyer Justin Kodua Frimpong, commended Dr. Bawumia for the visit and reiterated the commitment of the National Executives of the Party to serve as impartial referees in the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential primaries.
He appealed to all prospective aspiring candidates to respect the rules of engagement and eschew conducts that may divide rather than unite the party.
The Vice President was accompanied by Mr. Fred Oware, Mr. Augustine Blay, Dr. Gideon Boako, Mr. Fredrick Opare-Ansah, Amma Frimpomaa, Dr. Kabiru Mahama, Mr. Dennis Aboagye, Mr. Yaw Adomako Baafi and several others.
