News:
January 6, 2012
The Independent Member of Parliament for Bekwai Joe Osei Owusu has expressed his desire and readiness to contest the upcoming December parliamentary election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The MP during the 2008 election went independent after losing narrowly to the then incumbent MP at the constituency primary by 69 to 70 votes. This generated protests from his supporters, who claimed one of the delegates at the primary was not a qualified voter and a petition by Mr Osei-Owusu to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NPP, on the matter was ignored, and declared Mr Adusei Poku the winner.
A social group, AMANSIE Society in the Bekwai Municipality has urged the MP to now contest on the ticket of the NPP, as the group is convinced he would be a huge electoral asset for the NPP in the area and draw more votes for Nana Akufo Addo.
Speaking to ghanamps.gov.gh, Hon. Osei Owusu welcomed the group’s call and expressed his gratitude for the trust that has been reposed in him by the group.
He said though he is willing to contest on the party’s ticket the final decision rest on the party executives to admit him back into the fold of the party, adding that the party has assured of re-admitting those MPs who went independent in the last election.
Hon. Osei Owusu said even though he’s an independent MP his commitment to the NPP has made him work consistently work with the party since 2008 to ensure Nana Akufo Addo wins the 2012 presidential election and will work further if he wins the nod to run on the ticket of the party.
He noted that his objective is to work hard to retain the Bekwai seat for the NPP and also garner maximum votes for Nana Akufo Addo to become the next President of Ghana.
Kwadwo Anim/ghanamps.gov.gh