GCPP targets 2.5 million votes in Ashanti Region

Dr Henry Lartey has said that come 2016, the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) will gather 2.5 million votes from the Ashanti Region.

He noted that Ghanaians, especially people in the Ashanti Region, were tired of the cunning ways of both the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress and were therefore ready for change.

Dr Lartey was speaking to the media after the election of Ashanti regional executive members of the GCPP.
According to Dr Lartey, necessary actions are being taken to achieve the aim of 2.5 million votes from the Ashanti Region, a well-known stronghold of the New Patriotic Party.

“I have gone door to door everywhere…I’ve gone to Offinso, Kokoben, and others; they tell you ‘we have had enough of the two parties we will vote for you.’”

“Give me two years, just two years, and I will change Ghana. Ashantis are business people and so they know that the GCPP is looking forward to transforming the business environment to make sure that we enhance their business capacity and so they will vote us, they will vote because of what we can give them, not because of NPP or NDC but because they are business people and they will lead Ghana with the business. We have come here and we have conquered, trust me, we have conquered. We are getting 2.5 million votes, the rest can share whatever is left.”

Delegates from the Ashanti Region, 376 in all, met last Saturday to elect their regional executive members. All seven positions had one contestant each. A unanimous decision was made and all who vied for the positions were sworn in.
The Regional Chairman went to Mr Kofi Owusu Omar; Vice chair, Kojo Kyei Berko; Secretary, Away Mohammed, Treasurer, Rita Ofosuwaa; Organiser, Rex Ford Aboagye; Education Secretary, Mohandas Abdul Raman; Youth, Osei Yaw and Women’s Organiser, Beatrice Zomi.