Politics of Monday, 5 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comNPP ‘stole’ from our manifesto in 2012 – PPPFile photoThe Progressive People’s Party (PPP), has said it is unperturbed by the possibility of other parties stealing its ideas given the early release of its manifesto, noting that in 2012, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) stole its policy ideas. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the PPP Communications Director, Paa Kow Ackon, held that his party’s “ideas have always been stolen,” but he said the PPP would implement its policies better than the parties stealing them given the opportunity. Mr. Ackon recounted that, ahead of the 2012 elections, “we [PPP] launched our manifesto in February and within the same period, our policy of providing free compulsory universal education and providing and deploying community policing to enforce that compulsory aspect was stolen by the NPP. 1 district, 1 factory our idea – PPPAhead of the polls in December, the PPP has already laid claim to one of the NPP’s major campaign promises. Days after Nana Addo’s announcement, the General Secretary of the PPP, Murtala Mohammed, said the NPP copied his party’s policy proposal.

Source: GhanaWeb September 05, 2016 12:11 UTC