Hassan Ayariga Rallies Support For PNC

Mr Hassan Ayariga, PNC flag bearer

The Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Hassan Ayariga, has entreated residents of the three northern regions to unite and rally behind the PNC to win the 2012 general election.

He noted that the PNC was the only party that could genuinely bring about rapid development in the area.

Mr Ayariga was interacting with members of the Coalition of Islamic Education Unit in Tamale on Saturday, as part of a political parties’ dialogue programme to discuss challenges confronting Islamic Education in Ghana.

It was organised by the coalition to ascertain the commitment of the various political parties to addressing the needs of Muslim communities, particularly in the area of education.

The PNC presidential candidate pledged the determination and commitment of the party to address the development challenges of the north, including the Zongo communities.

He noted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had all failed Muslim communities, saying, “a PNC government led by Ayariga would ensure that more Islamic schools were built in deprived Muslim communities.”

He wondered why the NDC and the NPP had not been able to establish one single giant factory to provide jobs for thousands of unemployed youth in the north.

He reiterated that the vision of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President, to ensure that the country’s resources were shared equally had not been realised due to the alleged selfishness of some politicians particularly from the NDC and the NPP.

“For so many years you have worked so hard but politicians have deprived you of what you are entitled to enjoy as citizens of this nation,” Mr Ayariga further stressed.

The General Secretary of the Party, Mr Bernard Mornah, noted that some policies being implemented by both the NDC and the NPP were “ideas borrowed from the PNC.”

He mentioned the National Health Insurance Scheme, the creation of the Ministry for Women and Children’s Affairs and the introduction of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) as some of the borrowed ideas.

According to him, if the electorate will vote for the PNC in the 2012 general election, it would neutralise the effect of polarisation of the country’s body politic.

Mr Mornah pointed out that the NPP and the NDC had, over the years, engaged in politics of insults which the PNC wants to stop, only if the party was given the nod in 2012 elections.

He entreated Muslim communities to ensure that their children, particularly the girls, were sent to school.