Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is upbeat that its 2017 national annual delegates’ conference which will take place in Cape Coast in the Central Region will be successful.
The national conference, which will start from Friday, August 25 to Sunday, August 27, 2017, is on the theme: ‘NPP, Delivering On Our Promises, Our Roots, Our Strength, Our Future.”
According to the party, all necessary arrangements have been put in place.
“The party, having put in place, all the necessary arrangements, is very confident that the 2017 national annual delegates’ conference and the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the NPP shall be a remarkable success,” the party said.
A press conference addressed by the acting General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, disclosed that Friday will be Muslim Prayers (Jummah) as well as some social events in the evening.
He added that there would be a mammoth rally on Saturday at the Victoria Park to be addressed by the leadership of the party, the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Vice, Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Ministers of State and other key government appointees.
He continued that Day 2 (Saturday, 26th August, 2017) will be for the main conference which will be held at the medical school auditorium of the University.
“The conference, per Article 9(4) of the party’s constitution, shall deliberate and make appropriate resolutions on National Chairman’s report, National Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts, General Secretary’s report, deliberate on resolutions from all the 10 regions and also consider proposals for amendments to the party’s constitution which have been received and circulated to all stakeholders”, he said.
He added that the main conference will end at 4pm.
Story: Kofi Owusu Tawiah