New Patriotic Party (NPP) has celebrated its 29th Anniversary in Accra in a short and colorful ceremony.
The event was held on the theme:” NPP@29: A Tradition for Stability, Prosperity, and Continuity,” and was attended by some selected members from the regions, Parliament, branches abroad, the council of elders, and others who joined the National Executives due to COVID-19 restriction.
Mr. John Boadu, the General-Secretary, NPP, recounted some landmark policies and programs the Party had implemented over the years that had transformed lives.
He mentioned the School Feeding Programme, Livelihoods Empowerment Programme Against Poverty, National Health Insurance Scheme, Free Senior High School Policy, Mobile Money Interoperability Payment System, Digital and Property Addressing System, Paperless Port System, National Identification System, Planting for Food and Jobs, One-District, One-Factory; One-Ambulance, One-Constituency and many other social interventions that had alleviated poverty.
The General-Secretary said the party has also introduced, Nation Builders Corps Astroturf for Zongo Communities, Introduced Right to Information Bill, National Youth Employment Program, Students Loan Trust Fund, Single Spine Salary, Metro Mass Transit, Public Procurement Authority, Creation of News six regions, ARP Apex Bank and many others.
The New Patriotic Party’s policy is to liberate the energies of the people for the growth of a property-owning democracy in this land, with the right to life, freedom, and justice, as the principles to which the Government and laws of the land should be dedicated in order specifically to enrich life, property, and liberty of every citizen.
The party was founded on 28th July 1992, to bring together like-minded citizens of the country so that they may strive for Freedom and Justice by the appreciation and protection of human rights and the rule of law through the practice of true democracy; to build in this country a free and democratic system of government under which all citizens will be able to contribute to the welfare, peace, and prosperity of our nation and keep its people free from dictatorship, and oppression.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is a center-right and liberal-conservative party in Ghana with the symbol of an African elephant. NPP’s colors are red, white, and blue.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
