Enhancing the Party's leadership to meet the requirements of innovation and development

(Baonghean) - On the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2017), Nghe An Newspaper interviewed Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation about the glorious tradition of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee as well as the orientations to improve the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee in the coming time.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh visited Mr. Phan To Duc, a veteran revolutionary cadre in Vo Liet commune, Thanh Chuong district. Photo: Thanh Duy.

Reporter:Dear Comrade Provincial Party Secretary, the 87th anniversary of the Party's founding is also an opportunity for us to review the heroic tradition of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee. Could you please summarize the important milestones in the glorious history of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee?

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh:Nghe An is a land with a rich history, the cradle of patriotism and revolution. Established on February 3, 1930, from the very beginning, the Communist Party of Vietnam led our people to fight against colonialism and feudalism, the peak of which was the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement (1930-1931). In that context, in October 1930, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee organized the first Congress of delegates in Dong Xuan village, Nam Dan district, now Xuan Tuong commune, Thanh Chuong district to promptly lead the revolutionary movement in the province. Comrade Nguyen Tiem was elected as Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

Creatively applying the Party's guidelines, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee was resolute in strategy and flexible in tactics, leading the people of all ethnic groups in the province to fight for revolution. In particular, when the opportunity arose, the Provincial Party Committee led the people to rise up and seize power on August 21, 1945. The revolutionary movement in Nghe An Province contributed to the historic August Revolution, opening the era of national independence and socialism.

During the two resistance wars against France and the US, the wars to protect the borders and islands, under the leadership of the Provincial Party Committee, Nghe An was one of the localities that made great contributions in terms of manpower and resources to the whole country to defeat the two great empires, regain national independence, and unify the country. Entering the period of building and defending the Fatherland, especially in the past 30 years of renovation, the Provincial Party Committee has led the ethnic people of the province to develop the socio-economy, improve people's lives; and firmly ensure national defense and security.

The Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has also grown steadily. By the end of 2016, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee had 29 subordinate Party Committees, including 21 district, city, and town Party Committees, 6 upper-level Party Committees, 2 grassroots Party Committees, and 1,617 grassroots Party organizations. The entire Provincial Party Committee had 185,417 Party members.

Vinh City is developing towards becoming the center of the North Central region in 10 fields. Photo: Sy Minh

Reporter:So in that glorious historical journey, what lessons have been learned in the leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, Comrade Provincial Party Secretary?

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh:The lessons learned by the Provincial Party Committee are among the major lessons that our Party has drawn, and they are truly invaluable lessons learned through the history of revolutionary struggle, through the intelligence, mettle, dedication and sacrifice of many generations of cadres, party members and the masses.

The most important lesson is that the Provincial Party Committee is always united and highly unified; well implements the principle of democratic centralism; each Party member proactively promotes pioneering and exemplary role; thereby creating trust and consensus among cadres, Party members and the people of the province in implementing the Party's guidelines, policies and leadership.

The Provincial Party Committee has also deployed and creatively and flexibly applied the Party's policies and guidelines, identified long-term goals, and at the same time selected key tasks and breakthroughs appropriate to each period to lead and direct with the highest efficiency.

The strength that has created success over the years is that the Provincial Party Committee has promoted the good qualities of the people of Nghe An. The Provincial Party Committee leads the government, the people, the political system, relying on the strength of the masses and the will and aspirations of all classes of people to lead and direct the successful implementation of revolutionary goals in each stage, each period and long-term goals.

Based on the actual situation of the province, the Provincial Party Committee has also led and directed the issuance of policies and resolutions suitable to the characteristics; thereby arousing the potential and advantages of the province, mobilizing maximum internal resources, and effectively utilizing external resources for the process of building and developing the province.

Reporter:The achievements that Nghe An province has achieved under the leadership of the Party are enormous, but compared to the potential, the requirements require us to make more efforts. Could the Provincial Party Secretary share his concerns in the process of leading the construction and development of the province?

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh:Over the past 87 years, the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee has gathered and united the people of all ethnic groups in the province to achieve many proud revolutionary achievements. Especially, in recent terms, with a strong determination to innovate, our province has made great strides in development, achieving many extremely important achievements in all fields.

However, frankly speaking, Nghe An has not yet developed in a way that is worthy of its stature, position and heroic revolutionary tradition. In particular, although people's lives have been improved, the average income per capita is still lower than the national average, especially for people in remote areas, with policy beneficiaries still facing many difficulties.

Party building work still has some limitations and shortcomings such as: the fighting strength of grassroots party organizations, the quality of party cell activities, the quality of party organizations and party members in many places are still limited. The qualifications and pioneering and exemplary nature of a number of cadres and party members are not high, not meeting the requirements set out in the current period; even a number of cadres and party members violate the Party's principles, show signs of moral and lifestyle degradation, fading revolutionary ideals, declining fighting spirit, reducing people's trust in the Party's leadership. These are major issues that need to be focused on and resolved with the decisive participation of the entire political system.

At night, the activities of Song Lam Cement Factory light up an area of ​​Bai Son commune (Do Luong). Photo: Phan Minh

Reporter:With the traditions, lessons learned, limitations and shortcomings pointed out, in what direction will Party building work be innovated to promote more effectively the Party's leadership role, meeting the requirements set out in the new situation, Comrade Provincial Party Secretary?

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh:Since the Party was born and led the country's revolution, practice has proven that Party building has always been a key task of utmost importance. On the other hand, the requirements of our country's political and revolutionary tasks in the current period open up many opportunities but there are also many intertwined challenges, requiring the Party to raise its leadership level and enhance its fighting capacity to be able to fulfill the important responsibility entrusted by the people.

These are the tasks that the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee is determined to carry out effectively in the next period. To do so, each cadre and Party member must promote their pioneering, exemplary role, unite to build a clean and strong Party; proactively fight, overcome, and push back shortcomings, limitations, and weaknesses; and creatively bring the resolution into life. All need to take people's satisfaction as a measure of Party building work.

In the current period, Party organizations and Party members need to seriously and resolutely implement the Resolution of the 4th Central Committee (12th tenure) in conjunction with Directive 05 of the Politburo on studying and following the ideology, morality and lifestyle of Ho Chi Minh. In the implementation process, each cadre and Party member, especially leaders, especially heads, must be truly exemplary, encourage the spirit of self-improvement; focus on inspection and supervision; thoroughly resolve limitations and weaknesses.

Only then can we build a strong Party in terms of politics, ideology, and organization, meeting the requirements, worthy of the trust of the ethnic people of the province, as well as promoting the highest role of our Party in the revolutionary cause of the nation, which has been proven over the past 87 years.

Reporter:Thank you very much, Provincial Party Secretary!

Thanh Duy