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Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has commended the party's leadership for advancing a pro-feminine cause to empower female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the party.

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the party, as part of measures to ensure a fair representation of women leaders in the nation; has adopted a proposal for only female aspirants in the party's primaries to contest the 16 female MPs in their respective constituencies.

Speaking on "Kokrokoo" Tuesday morning, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the NPP, Sam Payne argued that the new directive is an affirmative initiative to encourage several women contest for political positions.

Also addressing the issue on Wednesday's edition of Peace FM's "Kokrokoo", Kwamena Duncan hailed the party's leadership for taking such bold initiative stressing it proves that the NPP is not a party that will "shy away from making bold policies even in opposition."

According to him, the party's decision will boost the NPP's chances in clinching victory in the general elections.

“My heart is for it…I commend the party’s leadership. It shouldn't worry them that they thought deep to take this decision. It shouldn't perturb them at all. It was well-intended.”

To Kwamena, Ghana needs a change of government and so, urged the Ghanaian populace to show the incumbent administration the exit, come 2016.

"Power is a must not for NPP. Change of power is a must for Ghana. It is necessary for a change, come 2016; not for the sake of NPP but for the sake of Ghana," he added.

Inferring from the NPP two-time Running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's lecture on the state of the economy at the Central University College; Kwamena Duncan was emphatic that come "2016; Ghana needs a rescue mission. If you listened to Prophet Bawumia’s statement which is reflection of our current situation because we’re living it and you take a look at the recent state of Ghana; Ghana needs a rescue. Whatever way; this nation must be rescued.”

Dr. Bawumia, addressing a gathering at the University on the theme "The IMF Bailout, Will the Anchor Hold?", painted a gloomy picture of Ghana's current state under the NDC regime.

“The decline in economic growth is reflected across all sectors (Agriculture, Industry and Services). The 2015 budget is projecting non-oil growth of 2.7% in 2015. These facts are as revealing as they are disturbing. The growth rate in 2015 would be just about what it was in the year 2000 and half the rate of the 8.4% achieved in 2008 without oil! Non-oil growth in 2015 will be below the growth rates attained in 2000.

“This decline in investment in infrastructure runs counter to what one would have expected. Even though the allocation of oil revenues is skewed towards infrastructure, the decline in capital spending means that the infrastructure expenditure from oil revenues is substituting for rather than adding to existing capital expenditure... The sad decline in infrastructure investment partly explains why GDP growth has declined significantly from 15% in 2011 to a projected 3.5% in 2015," Dr. Bawumia disclosed.