
Stephen Asamoah Boateng
A national chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has laid out a raft of plans to implement, if given the nod to lead the party in the upcoming national executive elections.
His seven-point agenda includes unifying the party, strengthening party structures, building the finances of NPP at all levels, ensuring that 40% of appointments go to the grassroots, building welfare system and ensuring women and youth empowerment.
The former Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has pledged to build a solid team of party executives with the capacity “to organise and position the NPP as a preferred party of choice poised to win elections”.
“This plan will hinge on a united front among the rank and file of the party. Unity has become an overused word by most people without backing it with any track record. I have demonstrated this track record by pulling people together to achieve a common goal,” he said in a statement.
Field commander
Describing himself as the ‘right field commander’, he promised to use the right experience and character to lead the party to achieve the ‘breaking the 8’ agenda.
“I am the magnet whose humility, forthrightness, boldness, high energy, and organisational ability would attract people of various backgrounds to work for the party. The party needs a situational leader to solve the myriad of problems confronting it,” Asabee noted.
According to him, the party must resource its grassroots to help build a strong base to retain power in the 2024 election. “We have to resource the party at the grassroots. We have to let the party people feel that the party cares about their welfare,” he emphasised.
Mr Asamoah Boateng further assured to strengthen the relationship between party members and the government. In doing this, he promised to ensure that party grassroot members who did the legwork to win power during the campaign period felt the benefits of their efforts.
He also vowed to strengthen the party structures, with each officer being provided “specific responsibilities with resources to deliver”.
“This will be achieved by spearheading amendments in the party’s constitution to provide each party official with a specific role. I will strengthen party finances and thus ensure the financial self-sufficiency of the party,” he added.
He promised to leverage on his network of businessmen and women to resource the party for the benefit of all. “It is my dream to ensure that party members get 40% of political appointments while 60% of these appointments are made by the president-elect and his core team. I would lead the way to build a robust welfare system to support party members to meet their needs,” he outlined.
Mr Asamoah Boateng stressed that at the centre of his vision is to champion women empowerment and youth development, revealing that he would revolutionise the party and bring it into line with modern political trends.