The Eastern Regional branch of the
National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is determined to secure fifty
percent of votes in the region in the 2016 general election.
The
statement comes on the back of comments by the presidential candidate
of the NPP, Nana Akuffo Addo blaming the NDC of engaging in tribal
campaigns following an ambitious aim of the party to obtain 50 percent
of the votes in the region.
Nana Addo maintained that the NPP is
targeting a 70 percent vote which according to him will include all
ethnic groups in the region.
But speaking to Citi News, the
Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDC, Oliver Kevor accused the NPP of
rather engaging in tribal politics regarding appointments executives.
He however added that the NDC will remain focused on its 50-50 target in the region.
“Between
2001 and 2009 all the appointments made from the Eastern region has
been from people from a particular ethnic group, which is Akan. On the
contrary, if you look at the NDC, within the same period, we have made
appointments from major ethnic groups in the region, Krobos, Ewes among
others… it will never be sensible for anybody to think we are raging a
tribal campaign targeted at non-Akans within the region,” he said.
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