Mr Theophilus Adu-Mensah, the Central Regional Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has tasked supporters of the party to elect committed, dedicated and hardworking branch executives to help propel the party to win power in 2024.
He said the election of competent and reliable executives from all the branches, constituencies, regional and national would determine the calibre of leaders who could assist to change the fortunes of the party in the 2024 polls.
Mr Adu-Mensah gave the task when he addressed supporters during an awards ceremony organized by the constituency executives of Agona West branch of the NDC at Agona Swedru.
A total of 1,719 party members received various awards for their meritorious services to the party within the 30 years of its establishment.
They include cadres, founding members and dedicated faithful who fought for the party to stay in power for 28 years.
Fallen heroes were also honoured posthumously.
The Central Regional Vice Chairman said Ghanaians were crying for NDC to come back due to bad governance by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He said the battle ahead of the NDC in the 2024 election was not a joke but needed hardwork, commitment and dedication by all members to defeat the ruling NPP, adding that, the party needed sacrificial and selfless supporters who will never relent on their efforts to wrestle power from NPP in 2024.
He said Ghanaians were yearning for a change of bad governance under the NPP, but the party cannot get the power on silver platter and needed hardwork to achieve this objective.
Alhaji Mohammed Kweku Doku, Former DCE for Asunafo during NDC administration, said the party needed to work aggressively rather than rely on the state institutions for its victory.
He said it will not be prudent for supporters who are not ready to work to contest branch elections but allow those who are eager to work to ensure victory for the party.
Alhaji Doku said some leaders of the party have sacrificed their lives to preserve the party, adding that it was time for the youth of the NDC to also work hard to assist the party to emerge victorious in 2024.
He praised the Agona West Constituency executives and elders of the party for their high sense of responsibility to honour cadres and founding members, saying that it would serve as motivation and rekindle them to use their rich experiences to support the party to build a powerful base at the grassroots.
Mr Maxwell Kofi Quist, Agona West Constituency Chairman, said the award was organized to serve as inspiration to the cadres and founding members to continue to offer useful advice and support to help win more members to the party in the constituency.
He urged supporters who were eager and poised to wrestle power from NPP in 2024 elections to take advantage of the branch elections slated for August 4 and 5, 2022 to contest.
Mr Quist appealed to the supporters, especially cadres and founding members to continue to rally behind the NDC since the 2024 elections needed all hands-on deck to help recapture political power.