ENTHUSIASTIC NDC SUPPORTERS IN UPPER WEST GO GAY (PAGE 29, JANUARY 7)

ENTHUSIASTIC supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper West Region, took to the streets immediately after the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, declared the 2008 presidential run-off results.
From Nandom through Lawra, Jirapa, Nadowli and Tumu to Wa, the regional capital, the supporters defied the chilly weather which was interspersed with sunny condition. They danced through the streets with brass band music and traditional drumming.
The situation in the Wa municipality could best be described as a street carnival as thousands of the supporters marched and danced from the regional party office through the streets in the municipality with shouts of “yeresesamu” and “yere ko yen anim”.
When asked why they were shouting the slogan of their opponents, Mr Adamu Mohammed, one of the supporters said, “It is good to move forward in life, but there must be a change first before we can move forward.”
Another lady who was in an NPP T-shirt and gave her name as Latifa said there was no doubt that President Kufuor had performed well in the last eight years, but Professor Mills could do better. She said NDC was the only party she loved, hence her excitement.
Subsequently, the dexterity exhibited by some of the supporters on motorcycles was overwhelming. With the women leading the fray, those on motorcycles kept crossing the streets in the municipality with a kind of motorcycle display, which could well qualify them for Olympic games. This scared a lot of by-standers, who on numerous instances, kept questioning the safety of those riders, because none of them wore a safety helmet.
Such was the intensity of the celebration of the victory of the NDC which run into the evening and continued serveral days after, with a route march through the principal streets of Wa.
Meanwhile, the Upper West Regional Executive of the NDC have expressed appreciation to all, who in diverse ways, contributed to the victory of the party in the 2008 general election.
A statement signed and released by the Regional Organiser, Mr Adams Issahaque, said the NDC appreciated the support and the role of the trades unions, the media, the party’s polling agents and supporters for their contributions over the years.