Aspiring NDC Deputy Upper East Regional Women’s Organiser, Monica Bakiva, says she will not engage in personal attacks against opponents as the party prepares for its next internal elections.
Ms Bakiva says the contest should be centred on ideas, leadership and the ability of aspirants to serve delegates rather than attacks on individuals.
She said her approach to political communication has always been to criticise policies and actions rather than personalities, a principle she intends to maintain during the internal contest.
“Politics of insults is not my thing. When I go on air for communication, no matter how emotional I become, I don’t attack your personality,” she said.
According to her, the NDC will need all its members after the internal elections, regardless of who wins or loses.
She said aspirants must therefore avoid statements and actions that could create divisions within the party.
Ms Bakiva also stressed the importance of humility in political leadership, drawing on lessons from her previous contests, including an Assembly election in which she lost by a single vote.
She said the experience taught her that leadership should be about serving people rather than seeking positions for personal benefit.
“Humanity will always stay. So I would say that character when it comes to leadership is very, very key because titles, material possessions, everything are temporal,” she said.
Ms Bakiva said she was prepared to work with whoever eventually leads the women’s wing, including the incumbent, because her primary commitment is to the NDC rather than to individual office holders.
She also urged other aspirants to approach the internal elections with the understanding that they remain members of the same political organisation after voting.
Ms Bakiva previously contested the Deputy Regional Women’s Organiser position during the NDC’s 2022 Upper East regional elections, where Mariama Anatia Musah emerged with 15 votes, while Bakiva received 12.
She is again positioning herself for the deputy position, although she said nominations had not yet opened and she was not aware of other declared aspirants at the time of the interview.
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