Africa-Press – Ghana. Concerned branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, have called on Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Member of Parliament (MP), to reverse some recent appointments to national security, the District Assembly and some key institutions.
The group said, the appointments disregarded the constituency’s interests, warning that failure to do so may jeopardise his chances of parliamentary re-election.
They asked for the immediate reversal within seven days, cautioning that failure to comply would be considered evidence of biases toward certain individuals and fomenting party divisions.
At a press conference on Monday at Abura Dunkwa, Mr David Dogbatse, a member of the Constituency Elections Directorate, and Mr Emmanuel Godline Forsta, an NDC Branch Chairman stated, “We entrusted our MP with the power to improve our lives, not to divide, suppress, or obstruct appointments.
“It would have been preferable to see multiple appointments made during the industrious leadership of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama’s second government, but that had not materialised because of our MP”.
The group further alleged that Mr Kwakye Ofosu had absolutely disregarded his Constituency and was not aligning with the expectations of his role.
They said during the District Assembly elections, Mr Vincent Koomson, the Constituency Chairman requested for four names from the MP and the party presented six.
However, on the day of the District Chief Executive confirmation, Mr Kwakye Ofosu allegedly instructed Mr Ekow Panyin Okyere Eduamoah, the Central Regional Minister to revoke four appointments, claiming he could not work with those individuals.
The group also said that out of the 10 slots allocated to the constituency for “National Security,” six were the MP’s slot and four for the party via the constituency Chairman.
However, during the regularisation process, three of the Constituency Chairman’s nominees were reportedly replaced by Mr Ofosu, obviously to suppress certain individuals as future competitors.
They further accused the MP of disrespecting party leadership, particularly the constituency Chairman, who was instrumental in securing his seat.
They claimed that the MP had instead, aligned with a former Constituency Chairman, whose leadership was deemed poor during the previous NDC’s eight years in government.
The Branch executives cautioned the NDC leadership at all levels, about Mr Ofosu’s use of power to suppress constituency members perceived as supporters of the current Chairman.
They alleged that despite appeals to him during the 2024 campaign period, the MP withheld campaign materials from the Chairman and cautions to him to stop his aggressive tactics persisted.
Despite winning the election by a significant margin, the group was not happy because the MP appeared determined to deny the Chairman and his followers any benefits from government appointments, undermining party unity and constituency development.
The group criticised these moves as deliberate attempts to prevent some people from the constituency from securing positions, saying his attitude demonstrated failure to empower his constituents.
The group urged the party leadership to address the root causes of divisiveness, noting that similar issues contributed to the party’s losses in 2016 and 2020.
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