NDC outdoors committee to investigate defeat to NPP

10:27 - 29 December 2016

The committee is chaired by former Minister of Finance and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, Professor Kwesi Botchway.

The Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) has formed a 13 member committee to investigate the cause of the party’s defeat to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the election.

The committee has also being charged to recommend the way forward for the party.

The committee is chaired by former Minister of Finance and Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Kwesi Botchway.

Akufo-Addo defeated President Mahama by 53.8 percent to 44.4 percent.

Nana Addo promised to stifle corruption, get the economy going through tax cuts and business incentives and launch an industrial policy to turn Ghana into a regional processing and light-manufacturing centre.

He will appoint a public prosecutor to look into corruption but has hinted he will not go after senior figures in the previous administration, in the interests of a smooth transition.

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Meanwhile, the NDC will address a press conference to outdoor the members of committee.