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TUC turns NDC Away From Congress
Kumasi, Aug. 13, Ghanadot/GNA-
There was drama at the on-going Eight Quadrennial Congress
of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), in Kumasi when the Union
turned a representative of the National Democratic Congress
(NDC), when it was his turn to outline the party’s plans for
Ghanaians workers should they win the
2008 elections.
The programme which was dubbed; “Flagbearers interacts with
the TUC ” aimed at creating a platform for Presidential
Candidates of the various Political Parties to interact with
members of the Union and share their vision with them.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry to tell you we cannot
allow Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni to give his presentation since
letters sent by the TUC to parties specifically invited
Flagbearers and no other person”, Mr. Alex Bonney, the
congress Chairman told the gathering .
This announcement, however, generated a heated argument
among some activists of the party and leadership of the TUC.
While some of the activists claimed that Alhaji Mumuni was
attending the congress on behalf of the NDC Flagbearer, the
TUC leadership insisted that they would not allow him to
even mount the podium since he was not qualified to do so.
Disturbed by the turn of events, Alhaji Mumuni, who was
running mate to Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, in the 2004
elections had no other choice than to leave the Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Great
Hall, venue for the programme.
The teaming NDC supporters who were clad in the party’s
colours and had filled the hall also left amidst shouts of
disappointment, threatening that they would henceforth
impress upon their leaders to stay away from all events
organized by the TUC.
When he took his turn, Dr.Paa Kwesi Ndoum, flagbearer of the
Convention Peoples Party (CPP), said his party will reform
institutions using Science and Technology and Human Capital
development to make government efficient to cut down
expenditure and facilitate the work of the private sector
when given the mandate in the 2008 elections.
He gave the assurance that the CPP would redesign the system
of Social welfare so that social security, pension,
unemployment compensation, workers compensation for injury
and death benefits become available to the Ghanaian worker.
“We will protect the rights of workers in the workplace just
as we make sure that those who risk their capital in Ghana
get a just reward for their investments, ” he observed.
Dr. Nduom lambasted successive governments in the past for
mismanaging the economy and misplacing priorities that had
increased the woes of the Ghanaian worker.
He said he CPP would ensure job creation to bring jobs to
the citizenry by giving soft loans to the private sector,
using tax incentives to ensure that goods and services
produced in Ghana have a market.
The CPP flagbearer said he will work hard to improve Ghana’s
business climate to enable investment in job creation, so
that the citizenry would stay at home to help develop the
country and the economy.
GNA
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