• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana
No Result
View All Result

NDC flagbearer aspirants boycott nomination process over bias claims

Delali Adogla-BessabyDelali Adogla-Bessa
December 3, 2018
Reading Time: 2 mins read
NDC Chairman and General Secretary, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Johnson Asiedu Nketia

NDC Chairman and General Secretary, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Johnson Asiedu Nketia

ShareShareShareShare

Some aggrieved aspirants in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer race have boycotted the processes for the presidential primaries claiming they are unlawful.

In a petition, they accused some members of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) of bias and said they could not be trusted to ensure a free process.

Alban Bagbin, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Sylvester Mensah, Stephen Atubiga, Nurideen Iddrissu, Goosie Tanoh, Kojo Bonsu, Elikplim Agbemava and Joshua Alabi, are the aspirants that are signatories to the petition to the Council.

“In these circumstances, we do not believe that the NEC can be trusted to administer the primaries fairly.  We have resolved not to proceed under the proposed unlawful guidelines. Accordingly, none of us will pick up nomination forms or otherwise comply with the unlawful guidelines until our petition is heard and the issues set out are fully resolved.”

Their petition implies that they fear there has been an overt bias towards the candidacy of former President John Mahama, who is viewed as the overwhelming favourite.

They urged the Council of Elders to “demand that the party Chairman, General Secretary, and any other members of NEC or the party secretariat that have demonstrated bias in favour of a particular candidate recuse themselves from the primaries process forthwith.”

In their petition to the NDC’s Council of Elders, they said “there is ample reason to believe that key players in NEC are biased in favour of a particular aspirant and are intervening unlawfully in the primaries campaign to achieve a favourable outcome for that candidate.”

They singled out the NDC Chairman and General Secretary, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo and Johnson Asiedu Nketia as having “made public statements to the effect that they prefer the same individual to lead the party into the 2020 elections.”

The aggrieved aspirants insist there was a deliberate effort to project the same aspirant as the choice of Congress, by affording him an opportunity to give closing remarks to Congress accompanied by his personal campaign theme played on the public address system of the Congress.”

“In several regions, we have been informed that Regional Chairpersons have summoned Constituency Chairpersons and other officers and instructed them (in some cases with implied threats) to convert their constituency executive committees into the local chapters of a particular candidate’s campaign machinery,” they alleged further in the petition.

In addition, they feel the filing fees and other guidelines for the primaries “appear to have been designed to favour of that same aspirant.”

–

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
Follow @delalibessa

ShareTweetSendSend
Previous Post

Gov’t signs $12m deal for nationwide drone delivery of medical supplies

Next Post

Alpha Beta marks 30th anniversary with launch of Mobile Library Project [Photos]

Related Posts

General

Residents express fear over presence of 2 tigers in Freedom Jacob Caesar’s Wonder World Estates

May 19, 2022
Top Stories

Minority to file motion in Parliament over killing of Albert Donkor

May 19, 2022
Top Stories

Religious leaders announce plans to make places of worship safe

May 19, 2022
News

Reach across the aisle – Afenyo Markin urges MPs

May 19, 2022

5 die after being buried by charcoal-loaded vehicle in a crash at Begoro

May 19, 2022

Extrajudicial killings by Police now becoming normal in Ghana – Nkoranza South MP

May 19, 2022
Next Post

Alpha Beta marks 30th anniversary with launch of Mobile Library Project [Photos]

TOP STORIES

Residents express fear over presence of 2 tigers in Freedom Jacob Caesar’s Wonder World Estates

May 19, 2022

Minority to file motion in Parliament over killing of Albert Donkor

May 19, 2022

Religious leaders announce plans to make places of worship safe

May 19, 2022
Load More
ADVERTISEMENT
Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana

CitiNewsroom.com is Ghana's leading news website that delivers high quality innovative, alternative news that challenges the status quo.

Archives

Download App

Download

Download

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Photo Gallery
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Citi TV

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Showbiz
  • Coronavirus
  • Infographics
  • Livestream
  • Videos

© 2021 All Rights Reserved Citi Newsroom.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
Cookie SettingsAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT