Over 500 executives and members of the Bono regional branch of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) have defected to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The defected members said the move is to lock-horns with the National Democratic Congress to continue the political struggle in their bid to wrestle power from a cluelessly cruel and classlessly incompetent Akuffo Addo/Bawumia government that has led this country in an economic attrition.

The regional Chairman of the PPP, Mr Sanfaa Lucious addressing the press in Sunyani said, “The Progressive People’s Party (P.P.P) which we owe our political career to, has been very instrumental in shaping us into the fine politicians which we have become. The Inspirations, leadership and guidance from Dr. Kwasi Nduom and other past and present executives have been very helpful in building our capacity in the sphere of politics. The People’s Progressive Party’s ideologies, experiences and strategic skills we have developed remains a lifetime treasure, we continue to cherish and love to hold at all times.”

“However, the time has come that we vacate from our positions as regional executives, constituency executives and members of the party in Bono and Ahafo Region to serve another political calling, a calling we consider consistent with the ideals and dreams of the PPP”, he stated.

Mr Lucious said the country is currently bedeviled with an unbearable economic challenges, democratization of corruption among NPP appointees and the brazen oppression and suppression of free speech.

“The NPP will even agree with itself that this level of deterioration and rot has be unprecedented.  Corruption, nepotism, insensitive leadership, clueless economic management, excessive borrowing and wanton wastage of limited state resources and pilferage of state cash has been the hall mark of this current administration.”

“Consequently, all other sectors have witnessed significant retrogression including the heightened educational crisis, poor healthcare system and non function National Health Insurance Policy, collapse agriculture sector which has led to shortage of food and for that matter high food prices. The least said about our roads and the transportations systems the better. The famous year of roads has become and legend of only the opera on which they wrote them.”

“We the P.P.P executives cannot sit unconcerned and hopeless in our bid to Change this government and we cannot allow our passion, knowledge and skills we have acquired go waste, when we can put actionable effort in to the mission to change this heartlessly incompetent government from power. We believe the future of Ghana in our hands, and we better act now to collectively save the nation or we perish together”, he stressed.

He noted they have a dream of a better Ghana, a dream of serving their country not in words only but in deeds also, a dream of leading a revolution to foster the growth of our beloved country, founded by the great Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah.

The defected PPP chairman said they believe their action today give impetus and meaning to the sacrifices of their forefathers for this country saying, “Ghana would not be left to rot in the hands of some few self-seeking brigands who only came steal, kill and to destroy.”

“Our dream is to take over the political mantle from the NPP by breaking the chains of political and state captivity to free the masses.  Owing to the foregoing, the people of the Progressive People Party in Bono region have decided to partner with the biggest opposition party, the National democratic Congress to achieve this mission.”

Sompaonline.com/Akua Nyarko