Constituency members of the opposition National Democratic Congress in Amenfi Central in the Western Region have threatened to boycott 2024 general election if the Electoral Commission tries to disqualify their parliamentary candidate, Hon Joana Gyan Cudjoe.
In a press conference at Suroso, a community in the constituency today,Mr Obed Amissah,Communication Officer of the Constituency indicated that, the Constituency is reliably informed that Dr. Bossman Asare (Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission)and Fuseini Adonis Kweku in connection with the NPP are planning a diabolical means of disqualifying their candidate from contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections in Amenfi Central.
He stated unequivocally that they will resist such moves with all their might and strength since there is no basis for disqualifying her.
He said,Madam Joana went through the right process of re-election supervised by the EC after the leadership of the NDC at National level annulled the first primaries that initially elected her.
“This action of Party Leadership was based on reliefs sort by petitioners who thought she wasn’t validly elected. It is instructive to note that contestants for the first primaries all participated in the second primaries that eventually re-elected Madam Joana. Interestingly, Mr. Adonis, the District Electoral Officer of EC, was the one who supervised the process of electing our candidate.”He indicated.
According to him, Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe, successfully filed her nomination with the EC without any problem whatsoever and was subsequently introduced to the general public by the EC Returning Officer for Amenfi Central as the NDC validly filed parliamentary candidate.
“We are therefore surprised with the turn of events being perpetuated by Dr. Bossman Asare and Mr. Adonis just to do the bidding of NPP. They will have to contain us on this tangent.
We are serving notice and notice hereby served that, should they carry through this their diabolical plans, there will be no elections in Amenfi Central. We will not allow self-serving EC officials to undermine our democracy just because they want NPP to win at all cost. Never! Madam Joana Gyan Cudjoe is the NDC Parliamentary candidate for Amenfi Central constituency for the December 7, 2024 general elections and will appear on the ballot paper as such.
We want peace in the constituency but not on the alter of people’s parochial interest.”He concluded
Source:Ayisah Foster
