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NDC Takes 20m Ghana Cedis For By-Election—Talensi Youth

By NPP Communications Directorate
Headlines NDC Takes 20m Ghana Cedis For By-Election—Talensi Youth
JUL 2, 2015 LISTEN

Ahead of next week’s by-elections in the Talensi Constituency, voters in that constituency have been urged to accept any money or goodies that the ruling National Democratic Congress is sharing, but vote massively against them, to begin the movement for change in 2016.

The call was made by the Youth of Talensi and Upper East, led by Ibrahim Bashiru, during a press conference in the Talensi Constituency today.

He named some of the things the NDC are sharing as rice, fertiliser, sugar, aluminium zinc, weedicides, mobile phones, magi cubes, salt, television sets, radio sets and clothes.

Interestingly, he said, in some communities like Zubeong, Zoo, Yinduri, the NDC some opinion leaders were given flat-screen television sets, even though there is no electricity in the areas.

According to the Youth Leader, credible information available to him indicates that, the NDC has budgeted 20 million Ghana Cedis for the by-elections in the constituency.

“Credible information that we have is that the NDC’s budget for this by-election is 20 million Ghana Cedis. Now, for a voter population of 40,000, even if this money, which we suspect is from your own taxes from high petrol prices etc, was to be shared to all the voters in the constituency, every voter should each get 500 Ghana Cedis,” he explained.

Ibrahim Bashiru recounted how the NDC spent a lot of money to buy votes in the Upper East region during the 2012 general elections, adding that, “It is because of that reckless plundering of the country's money in 2012, that is why Government had to go to the IMF for a bail out and that is why every two weeks now, petrol prices will go up, electricity prices will also keep going up, and the electricity that we do not even get the prices keep on going up.”

The Youth Leader added, “We will not say the people of Talensi should reject the things and money that the NDC is trying to buy your votes with. We will say whatever they bring to you, please take it. It is your money. In fact it is only a very small fraction of your own money that they should be giving to you every month that they are bringing to you. They will spend all the cash they have taken in your name on themselves and give you some small change to insult you. Take it and insult them back with your votes.”

For the NDC candidate in the Talensi by-elections, BT Baba, the Youth Leader said, he is as visionless as the party he represents.

“Their candidate, BT Baba, was for years the boss of Ghana Prisons Service and yet he could not employ any of our youth from the area,” he said.

“It took the NPP to create the Talensi District, build the clinic, schools, teachers quarters, and revive industries in the area with the Pwalugu Tomato Factory, the Cotton Factory in Pusu Namongo, the Rice Farm in Winkogo and the Market in Pelungu, among other job creating projects by the NPP in 8 years.”

Fortunately for the People of Talensi, Ibrahim Bashiru said, they now have the opportunity to show to President Mahama and the NDC that, enough is enough.

“Let the wind that will blow in 2016 begin with Talensi. Already the seat was taken from them in 2012. Talensi saw the light early. We led the way in this Region. Let us send a stronger signal by voting massively for the NPP candidate, Thomas Duana Wuni. He is our homeboy and will work with our traditional leader and all to bring jobs and development.

Show the NDC the red card. Say no to their corruption. Take the money but vote for your destiny,” he concluded.

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