CADRES CALL FOR MODESTY AT NDC CONGRESS (PAGE 23, JAN 16, 2010)

The United Cadre Front of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tema Sub-region (UCF- Tema ) has called on the National Executive Committee (NEC) to ensure transparency, probity, accountability and modesty at the Tamale congress.
They urged the NEC not to hesitate to name and shame and, if possible, cause the arrest of any person or a group of persons whose activities would break any laws of the land. A statement released in Tema and signed by Nana Yaw Amaniampong who is in charge of the Public Relations and Media Affairs of the UCF , said the cadres in Tema would support every legitimate cause during and after the congress.
The cadres commended the NEC for the smooth and transparent manner in which it had conducted itself so far in the run-up to the congress and also congratulated party members who were contesting various positions for comporting themselves .
The statement appealed to all delegates to be ‘mindful of the political environment we are operating within and elect men and women of courage , integrity and character to match the hostile opposition notch to notch ’.
The cadres advised contestants and their supporters to note that “no individual is bigger than the NDC” and called on them to conduct themselves in ‘a civil , ethically democratic and noble manner ’ in the run-up to ,during and after the congress .
The cadres were of the beliefopinion that the upcoming congress in Tamale would be incident-free and the NDC would come out more united, “even stronger than before we entered Tamale”, The statement added that it was only in unity of purpose that the party could retain political power to prosecute the “Better Ghana Agenda” to benefit all Ghanaians.
The statement appealed to media representatives to be circumspect in their reportage on events at the congress and be guided by good journalistic ethics and standards of truthfulness , accuracy , objectivity, impartiality, fairness and circumspection .