KWADWO OWUSU AFRIYIE a.k.a sir John PROFILE

THE MAN KWADWO OWUSU AFRIYIE A.K.A SIR JOHN “My inspiration to serve the New Patriotic Party is taken from 1coranthians 9:19 onwards, as Paul reduced himself to the ordinary person, so he could gain them for Christ, so am doing to gain them for the NPP”-Sir John The party also belongs to the over five million voters in the streets, markets, seamstresses, illiterates, our mothers, fathers and the downtrodden, who voted for us in the 2012 Elections, they are the reason I am the General Secretary and not the few elites who are not prepared to go down to the grassroots. QUALITIES • Brave • Team player • A leader you can trust • Outspoken • Approachable • Loyal • Committed • Pragmatic • Listener TRACK RECORD Before we assumed office in 2010, we had lost a crucial election in 2008 that had greatly demoralized the rank and file members of our Party. The NDC led by its “mosquito” had torn our party apart by incessantly attacking us and taken our Flag bearer Nana Akuffo Addo to the cleaners. You may recall the infamous “seventeen thieves going to elect its chief thief” At that time, none of the persons who now want to be voted for, could defend the party. As Shakespeare puts it in Julius ceaser “our fathers’ minds are dead and we are governed with our mothers’ spirits. Our yoke and sufferance show us womanish”. And so had we become. On becoming the General Secretary, I have become the sasso spray and have put to sleep those “mosquitoes” that will not let us sleep and had become a nuisance. • Always sacrificed my life for the NPP to the point where i was nearly imprisoned-see 1corrinthians 9:19 onwards. • Brought the party closer to the ordinary Ghanaian • Unifier, brought all factions together i.e. John Boadu, Sammy Awuku, Buabeng Asamoah as Deputy Communication Directors. • Team player: Made Mac Manu, a former national Chairman, O.B. Amoah and Matthew Opoku Prempeh responsible for Elections and trainings in the 2012 elections. • Had a cordial relationship with my chairman and all colleagues. • Won the 2012 elections both on the ground and in court but were shortchanged. • Built headquarters extension to accommodate Nana Akuffo Addo and the research and elections outfit of the party. • In opposition, we bought a house at east legon from the Ghc10, 000 development fees that were charged on all parliamentary aspirants during the 2011 parliamentary primaries to serve as a residence of any national officer who comes from outside Accra. • Also sponsored all ten Regional Chairmen to Germany to learn best practices with sister political parties in order to broaden their scope and motivate them. • I have inaugurated 8 more external branches from the 8 we already had. We now have 16 External Branches. GOING FORWARD • Continue to bring all together to prosecute “PROJECT 2016” • Empower the grassroots to also unleash their talents to ensure a resounding victory in 2016 • Target the constituencies we won and lost marginally to ensure we capture those seats • Together with the constituencies we protect and up our votes in our strongholds • Join hands with the constituencies to elect popular candidates to contest as MP’s on our tickets • A special “SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN STRATEGY” would be employed in all settler communities to increase our votes by 20%. All talents within and without the party would be harnessed in prosecuting this strategy • Instill the spirits of dedication, selflessness, hard work and sacrifice into the grassroots. • I shall lead in providing the necessary tools and trusted leadership, so the the grassroots and the constituencies can finish the “war” • I hope to inaugurate more External Branches to strategically place the party in pole position for the implementation of ROPAL. CONCLUSION I conclude with the hymnodist, “pass me not oh gentle savior, hear my humble cry and while others are calling do not pass me by”. Released on behalf of Sir John by; Frank Asiedu Bekoe Coordinator Team2014-Making it Happen with Sir John!