A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Joshua Hamidu Akamba, has appealed to President J.E.A. Mills, who is the leader of the party, to intervene in the recent challenges facing the party to ensure that peace prevailed. He also noted that as a Vice Chairperson of the NDC, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. had all the qualities to act as the National Chairman, including leading the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) and should, therefore assist in defusing such problems within the party. Mr Akamba was reacting to the recent developments in the NDC, including demands on Nana Konadu to contest President Mills as the NDC flag bearer for 2012 because, according to the foot soldiers, they were not pleased with certain developments in the party. He said it would not augur well for the NDC if President Mills allowed the problems to linger any further. He said the NDC constitution placed President Mills as the leader of the party, and therefore, head of the National executive of which Nana Konadu as well as all the foot soldiers were members. "It will serve all of us good if the leader wakes up and take control of the patty, settle all these issues and bring the errant ones to order". The Deputy General Secretary said it would not be in the interest of the NDC for such party issues to be prolonged, especially in the media, "a situation which was arming the party's opponents with weapons to throw at us". Turning his attention to Nana Konadu, Mr Akamba wanted to find out from her (Nana Konadu) "if she thinks it was in the best interest of the party for some aggrieved party foot soldiers to call on her to contest President Mills", while disregarding the structures and procedures for addressing their concerns. He said as party leaders and members, all their activities must be geared towards brightening the fortunes of the party, rather than thwarting the efforts of winning the 2012. Mr Akamba described the calls for Nana Konadu to contest President Mills as a "revolution" which could seriously affect the ability of the party to attract more floating voters to cast their ballot for NDC. He also advised the foot soldiers to take note that Ghanaians would judge the NDC in 2012, irrespective of whoever was the NDC flagbearer, based on the achievements of President Mills and his administration. "We are providing the NPP with another ammunition. Because pasting posters of Nana Konadu for 2012 on walls were clear indication that President Mills was not delivering," he said and added that such unfortunate occurrences tended to overshadow all the good things the Mills led Administration had attained. Recounting some of the achievements of the NDC governments in less that two years, he said it was not for nothing that the Russian government decided to release information on onshore oil prospects, but because the Russians believed in the good leadership qualities of President Mills that was why they had decided to release such information after the overthrow of Dr Kwame Nkrumah. He also mentioned single digit inflation, roads, schools and hospital construction throughout the country, the $13 billion Chinese facility the President secured in his recent trip to China, increase in Capitation Grant by 50 per cent, distribution of free school uniforms and exercise books. He added that it was under the Mills Administration that the country had recorded its highest performance ever in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), scoring 4.1 out of 10 in the latest ratings by Transparency International. Mr Akamba added that the government had initiated court action against those alleged to have killed the Ya Na and others, Issa Mobila as well as those in the Kufuor Administration alleged to have dipped their hands in the nation's coffers. Source: Daily Graphic