The National
Democratic Congress (NDC) is accepting contributions from organised groups as
it puts together the manifesto ahead of the 2020 elections.
It has requested for ‘Policy Memoranda from the
public, civil society organisations, trade unions, associations and other
identifiable groups in the country.
Former President and flag bearer of the NDC,
John Dramani Mahama last month inaugurated a 21-member manifesto committee which
he tasked to produce a ‘working and organic manifesto’ dubbed ‘People’s
Manifesto’ that is by the people and for the people.
In a statement
signed and issued Peter Boamah Otokunor, the Deputy General Secretary of the
NDC, noted that the objective to develop a ‘Grassroots Manifesto’ was driven by
the need to give meaning to the party’s social democratic principles of
inclusivity and mass participation in the pursuit of growth and development of
the country.
“The objective
to develop a ‘Grassroots Manifesto’ is driven by the need to give meaning to
our social democratic principles of inclusivity and mass participation in the
pursuit of growth and development of our country.
“All constituency and regional secretariats
have also been directed by the party to coordinate the preparation of local
draft manifestos at the constituency level to address the peculiar needs of the
masses in the various constituencies and submit same to the 2020 manifesto committee
through the Office of the General Secretary on or before December 7, 2019.
“The policy memoranda must be sent to the Office of the General Secretary through the Deputy General Secretary – (Operations) or emailed to ndcmanifesto2020@gmail.com on or before Saturday, December 7, 2019, and should not be more than four A4 pages,” the statement said. -gna.org