The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer contender, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, has assured that he will restore the defunct NDC Heroes Fund to serve the purpose for which it was set up.
The former finance minister gave the assurance during a campaign tour in the New Juaben North Constituency of the Eastern Region.
The Fund which was set up in June 2011 under late President John Evans Atta Mills was to assist supporters and loyalists of the NDC who have encountered misfortunes, incapacitation, or other forms of deprivations in the course of their service to the party.
The setting up of the fund followed the efforts put into the general elections by the party grassroots in 2008, leading to the recapturing of power from the NPP with many party faithful putting themselves in harm’s way.
In order to sustain the enthusiasm of the youth and the base of the party, the NDC came up with an insurance policy called the Heroes Fund to reassure and compensate those who go the extra mile for the party, an idea that received popular acclaim from the rank and file.
Unfortunately, only a few party heroes benefited from the fund at the initial stages.
The Former Finance Minister believes the Fund is a legacy and hence must be urgently restored. This, he said he would do when elected flagbearer of the NDC for the 2024 election in order to restore and instil confidence and courage in the rank and file of the party.
‘’We cannot afford as a party to be without a support system at a time when there is state-sponsored political violence all over the country, making the political landscape intimidating for the NDC members to come out vigorously to engage in open grassroots mobilisation, policing of ballots, serving as agents and collation of election results.’’
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Evans Boateng
