News:
March 9, 2016
Incumbent Member of Parliament for Manhyia North constituency, Collins Owusu Amankwah says the Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi per the constitution has no right to set up a committee to spearhead the impending primary set for March 13, 2016.
He fears such a committee advanced by the party ahead of Sunday’s primary will set the whole exercise in futility and bring confusion into the party when it’s allowed to operate.
“Per the constitution, the regional chairman has no power to set a committee to spearhead the elections. He goes about saying he’s neutral, and how can you be neutral if you can appoint your own body guard to be part of such critical committee.
“He wants to foment trouble in the constituency because he knows he setting up this committee in the first place is unconstitutional”
He told Fiifi Banson on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.3 FM the so-called committee is bogus and even populated by his own people.
The Ashanti regional leadership of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has scheduled Sunday March 13, for the Manhyia North parliamentary primary.
A committee has subsequently been constituted to spearhead the elections, according to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party.
He said all outstanding issues have now been resolved for the polls to be held Sunday at Longford Hotel at Akate Farms.
“We sat down as a committee and agreed that we will vote on the 13th of March. The venue is Longford Hotel and the exercise starts at 8 am. Please everyone should come and vote. We want an incident-free exercise,” Chairman Wontumi said.
I’m not supporting anyone
“I have even heard rumors that I am supporting one of the candidates. I want to state on record that it is not true. My candidate is the one who will emerge winner. I have nothing to do with the challenges that confronted the party in Manhyia North,” he insisted.