The Western Regional youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has embarked on phase two of its retail campaign before the 7th December elections.
The objective of this retail campaign, the team noted is to win first-time voters and make undecided electorates choose the NDC as the best alternative party during the polls.
The campaign, dubbed “An evening encounter with electorates,” commenced on Tuesday, November 19th, 2024, in the Shama Constituency.
The campaign team led by the Western Regional Youth Organiser, Alhaji Mustapha Iddrisu, will cover all orphan constituencies in the Western Region, except the Shama Constituency.
Speaking in an interview with journalists, the commander of the youth wing, explained that the purpose of the retail campaign is to acknowledge the vital role of first-time voters in the scheme of affairs during the national electoral exercise, and to also establish contact with many of the electorates who appear undecided ahead of the December crucial polls.
“We want to improve the electoral fortunes of the party in the Western Region and the only way the party can do that, is to prudently deploy the youth to areas considered as the red zones, to inspire the electorates to vote massively for our party,” he said.
According to the NDC Regional Youth Organiser, although there is a general call for a change of government in the country which has become essential following the display of abysmal performance by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), the youth wing would not rest and rely on the wind of change blowing nationwide, but would intensify their activities through the retail campaign to woo voters.
He said “We are doing this retail campaign with a different mindset, while departing strategically from the usual norm of converging at one spot to address the electorates. We know we are winning the elections, but our margin of victory must be unprecedented and historic in our democratic dispensation”.
Explaining the primary focus of the youth wing in achieving this herculean task, he said “We want to win most of the orphan constituencies in our region, and successfully break the monopoly of the NPP in the urban and peri-urban areas in our region, and yes we can do it”.
Consequently, Alhaji Mustapha Iddrisu charged the various youth working committee members to pay detailed attention to the ultimate goal of the youth wing and work according to plans and instructions.
“I have charged the various committees under the youth wing, deployed across the nook and cranny of our region, to ensure that they do effective campaigning while ensuring that truly, they are applying the retail module to catch the attention of first-time voters and as many as possible, those who fall within the undecided bracket.
“We must widen the NDC victory gap while using the youth wing as the springboard. In terms of the separation of powers within the party. We are, internally the army of the party and as the commander of this strong army in the region, I have the conviction that my team and I would deliver victory to our party.
The party, according to the Regional Youth Organizer would not abandon the youth when victory is secured and therefore, their contribution must be felt at the polls hence “the all-out campaign” deployed regionally and across orphan constituencies.
Sekondi, Takoradi, Effia, Essikado Ketan, Kwesimintsim, Ahanta West, Shama, and Tarkwa Nsuaem Constituencies are the orphan Constituencies of the NDC. These seats are currently being occupied by the NPP.
But, the NDC Youth Organizer says the tables would turn after the December elections considering the work the party has done.
“It would shock our opponents. They would smell and experience an unbelievable defeat ever suffered.
They may not believe their eyes, seeing the seats we are going to snatch from them after winning the region, considering the work we are doing, and the modus operandi being applied. We are convinced and certainly sure, of achieving our target “he concluded.
