IT IS NEW AND NOT NATIONAL

In Ghana today, election 2008 and the activities of political parties geared towards the D-day ie December 07,2008 have taken the better part of media reportage from January 2008 to date.

A notable element of this year's party politics is the drifting of political gurus from one political party to the another and also the formation of new political parties mostly from the factions of existing parties all targeting ' Kufuor's seat' at the castle.

Owing to the above, it is imperative for media houses to give and or maintain correct names, titles and the right descriptions of politicians and their respective political affiliations.

Mr. editor , I therefore took a quick notice of your news item with the caption ' Alima Mahama retained for Nalerigu constituency' in your Monday April 28, 2008 issue of the Daily Graphic.

The lead of the story in question wrote _ The Minister of Women's and Children's Affairs , Hajia Alima Mahama , has been retained as the National Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Nalerigu Constituency for the December elections_

I write to remind the Daily Graphic by this article that Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama has been retained as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency and not as a candidate under the ticket of the National Patriotic Party which in any case does not exist.

Also published in the May 14,2008 issue of the Daily Graphic.

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