Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof John Evans Atta Mills has extended his house-to-house campaign to the United States of America, where he is on a two-week tour.Prof Mills marched from one house to another in the US, in apparent anticipation of the implementation of the ROPAL or ‘Burger Vote’ by the Electoral Commission (EC) in next year’s elections.

A news report put out by the campaign and communication team of the NDC presidential candidate, who were on the trip with him, stated that the professor was visiting homes of Ghanaian residents in the states of Maryland, Virginia and Boston.The report indicated that he had been holding in-house meetings with executives and core members of the NDC since arriving in Washington last Wednesday.Discussions, they claimed, centered mainly on strategies and fashioning out ways and means to intensify the campaign activities of the party.

The Maryland and Virginia caucuses of the party, the report said, had promised to vigorously pour out enough resources to ensure an NDC victory in 2008. They commended the NDC Flagbearer for his innovative and inspiring house-to-house campaign. The NDC supporters, according to the Mills team, disclosed their keen interest in developments back home and noted that they were certain that with the way the NDC campaign was being handled this time around, victory would come the way of the party next year.

Mills assured his USA supporters that the NDC would leave nothing to chance in the 2008 polls and that every possible loophole was being plugged to make sure that the election was not rigged the way it was allegedly done in 2004. The communication and campaign team stated that the NDC executives were mainly concerned about preparations for voting day and the training of credible polling agents to police the election. They urged the party to maintain focus and do all in its power to ensure victory in the 2008 elections.

Prof Mills’ house-to-house, which had jokingly been described as ‘Kak Dee’ walk, saw the professor moving from house to house and kiosk to kiosk in certain parts of the capital city in his bid to attract votes.  He intends extending it to other parts of the country, especially the regional capitals, where the NDC has not been strong.

Peace Fm         8/21/2007