Political Parties Rubbish NDC Forum

Fiifi Kwetey

THERE HAVE been mixed reactions to the governing party's setting the records straight forum.

The forum was initiated as part of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) communication machinery to win the 2008 elections while in opposition.

It has been reintroduced to tell the full story of government's achievements over the last three years.

Appearing on the maiden edition of this election year's edition, Deputy Finance Minister, Fiifi Kwetey claimed the NDC administration under President John Mills had performed better than the NPP did in eight years.

But Mohammed Atik, Policy Analyst for the People's National Convention (PNC) feels the forum will not convince the electorate to change their minds on which party to vote for in December.

'I doubt if this will really serve a great purpose for the NDC as a political party in the sense that we are now in the saddle and everybody is expecting to see the delivery of results, so to say you are going to set the record straight in my opinion means that there are some records which people are twisting and that is why you are coming to set it straight,' he remarked.

'What I can only say is that creating such a platform once again will only help us in opposition to begin to do proper analysis of the figures and information that will be given to us, and we as the PNC will do proper policy analysis of the figures and will issue a statement regarding the party's position relating to the specific issues they have raised,' Atik added.

Richmond Keelson, Spokesperson for Progressive People's Party founder, Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum shared the same beliefs as the PNC policy analyst.

He charged, 'We should really get to the level where governance becomes something very serious by detaching it from 'propagandaism' or party propaganda.'

'We talk about somebody who now acts in the capacity as a deputy finance minister having really reduced that position to propaganda; it will not have any impact on the December elections,' he said

Convention Peoples Party Communications Director, Nii Armah Akomfrah also rubbished the forum.

He noted, 'They can set up a platform to push forward their own ideas and thoughts on their own achievements, but that's all that they did. We are a legitimate opposition party and we can similarly comment or rebut any issues they put out.'

Mr. Akomfrah stated further, 'When they talk about inflation, unprecedented low level of inflation, we can say that this inflation has no bearing at all on the people because hardship is not measured in single digits.'