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Ten Regional Organisers of the ruling New Patriotic Party have endorsed Rasheed Konlaabig as Deputy National Organiser of the NPP.

In statement copied to Peacefmonline.com, the organizers noted that Mr Konlaabig is the most qualified person to assist Sammi Awuku as deputy national organiser.

“Rasheed has acquired a great deal of experience dealing with polling stations, electoral areas and constituencies in the Brong Ahafo region and the northern sector of Ghana when he served as Organiser for our party. In this position, Rasheed gained respect from the public as well as the party people and even the then ruling government officials. In recognition of this and many other factors, he contested the regional Organiser position unopposed,” a part of the statement read.

Below is the full Statement

Beyond a doubt, Rasheed Konlaabig is the most qualified person to assist Sammi Awuku as Deputy National Organiser.

As a 2-term Regional Organiser of our party, Rasheed has done it all. In all he does, Rasheed exemplifies hardwork, honesty, fairness, and thoughtfulness. We believe Rasheed will use those qualities to create a better balance between party and government activities towards election 2020.

We choose Rasheed as nominee for the office of Deputy National Organiser for three main reasons.

1. Rasheed has acquired a great deal of experience dealing with polling stations, electoral areas and constituencies in the Brong Ahafo region and the northern sector of Ghana when he served as organiser for our party. In this position, Rasheed gained respect from the public as well as the party people and even the then ruling government officials. In recognition of this and many other factors, he contested the regional organiser position unopposed.

2. Rasheed demonstrates strong ethics and a sense of safety for all of us. With such standards, he conveys a commitment to fairness, instilling confidence that both he and all nine of us will honor the wining expectations ahead of election 2020 and beyond.

3. When confronted with organisational crisis, Rasheed is able to mobilise people and money to support the primary goal and get back to business as quickly as possible. We experienced this quality over and over especially during the 2016 election. His significant contribution in mobilising action and support in this election was phenomenal, and we cannot emphasise this enough. Taken together, these attributes make him extremely reliable.

Over the last six years Sammi Awuku has created a challenging force within the NPP and the country, and we commit to protecting that score because we’re going to continue supporting him and the party. But to let this happen, he needs a second-in-command who understands camaraderie, grassroots participation and mobilisation.

Both are very well liked and respected in their communities, where they have served long years as organisers for the party and will make a formidable pair ahead of election 2020. We most admire Rasheed for his selfless volunteering spirit and work. All of us have worked with Rasheed in various capacities and there we acquired respect and admiration for his generosity, intelligence, and dedication to the cause of our party.

This affirmation stems from a resolve we had after our meeting with Sammi Awuku on the 5th of September 2018 where we unanimously endorsed Rasheed to deputise Sammi Awuku. With proud enthusiasm, we support Rasheed as our party’s nominee for Deputy National Organiser and plead with the Steering Committee. National Council and National Executive Committee to confirm his nomination by all 9 regional organisers of our party.