Mr Alexander Ato Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, incumbent Member of Parliament of Effutu, has called on Ghanaians to be mindful of tagging security agencies, teachers, and public servants with party colours. It was about time society desisted from continuously tagging personnel of security agencies and other institutions with party colours because they disagreed on certain issues, he said. 'If the institutions were not allowed to work and work well, the country's democracy would be nothing to write home about,' he noted. Mr Afenyo-Markin, the Deputy Majority Leader of Parliament and the Effutu Constituency NPP Parliamentary candidate made the call at a delegate's conference for his acclamation at Effutu Ateitu, a community in the Effutu Municipality, to contest the December 7 election. He referred to recent attacks on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo-Dampare, by some members of the party who disagreed with him on certain security matters, and had called for his removal, describing that as 'not the best'. 'Let us disagree with some of their policies and criticise them, rather than calling for their transfers and removal.' He expressed concern over the politicisation of almost every national issue, which was destroying the country, and urged the public to be tolerant of each other's views and work together even if they disagreed for the development of Ghana. The MP stated that the public must not be deceived that parliamentarians were enemies as sometimes portrayed on television but rather they were friends who hardly fought each other. 'The NPP believes in diversity and it does not matter one's religion or ethnicity to get equal opportunity, which is always based on merit and it has demonstrated this through the selection of its flagbearer.' 'We are going to work as a team with the flagbearer, day and night, to ensure we break the eight,' he added. Source: Ghana News Agency OPUWO: The National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) on Saturday resolved to adopt the National Executive Committee's recommendations and reinstate suspended and expelled party members who were accused of fragmenting party legislation and sowing disunity, among other reasons. This is according to a statement issued on Tuesday by Kapukatua Kuvare, Nudo National Council's vice chairperson. Nudo's National Council in a meeting in Windhoek on Sunday resolved to lift the suspension of National Council member Ambros Mundjindjiri and reinstate him to his previous position, as well as the reinstatement of former long-serving Okakarara constituency councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu, who faced off against Utjiua Muinjangue in the party's internal election for the top nine members of Nudo's leadership in 2019 and lost by a small margin. Following the election in which the majority of Kandorozu's camp members lost to Muinjangue's faction, the party became embroiled in a war of words between the two factions, prompting the current leadership to suspend and ultimately remove Kandorozu from the party. Kandorozu was accused of orchestrating an anti-Muinjangue campaign during the 2020 presidential and national assembly elections, urging his supporters to vote for former independent candidate Panduleni Itula, who currently serves as the President of Independent Patriots for Change. 'After a lengthy discussion on this topic, the NC confirmed the NEC's decision of October 2022 to re-instate the expelled members as ordinary members without their previous positions as a punishment for their transgression for sowing disunity within the party,' stated Kuvare. Furthermore, Kuvare added that the party reinstated Nudo council members Veneruru Korumbo and Mbamanovandu Tuamunika following a protracted period of disciplinary proceedings in which they were accused of bringing the party into disrepute. During Sunday's meeting, the party endorsed the NEC's decision to hold the National Elective Congress on 27 April 2024 in Windhoek. Accor ding to Kuvare, the opposition party has formed a National Elective Congress Organising Committee (NGOC) that will report to the Secretary-General (SG) and includes Nockey Kaapehi, Israel Hukura, Nokokure Veii, Vetondisa Tjijenda, Chief Boas Tjingaete and Chief Rukambe Uazukuani. Source: The Namibia Press Agency
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