The United Front Party (UFP) has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of erring in handing nomination forms to the founder and 2012 presidential candidate, Madam Akua Donkor.
Communications Director of the party, Alex Ababio in an interview with Kwabena Agyapong host of Eboboba on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm said, the action by the EC was worrying and disturbing.
According to him, the Director of Elections at EC is aware that the party has not organised its National Delegates Congress to elect national executives and a presidential candidate. He described the situation as lawless and unconstitutional.
When the host asked him that per the comments, the party was not ready for the general elections, he said, the executives wrote to the founder calling on her to allow for a congress so the party elects its presidential candidate. However, she declined and has gone ahead to pick nominations to contest as presidential candidate in the general elections.
He told the host that, they will be going to congress soon to elect a presidential candidate since Akua Donkor cannot be recognised as the party's presidential candidate.
The vision of Madam Akua to contest the 2012 presidential race was thwarted after she failed to meet the requirements before the deadline set by the Electoral Commission for the submission of nomination forms. She picked her nomination to contest this year's election.
So far, about 15 candidates have picked forms to contest. President John Dramani Mahama of the NDC, his closet rival, Nana Addo of the NPP, Dr. Henry Lartey of the GCPP, Jacob Osei Yeboah an independent candidate in the 2012 election have all picked forms to contest.
He further alleged that, the candidate is campaigning for the ruling government and they have helped her to pick the forms.
''She do not have the locus to contest. The party was not formed out of a vacuum and so she cannot carry herself as an independent candidate. She has disgraced the party. Alex Ababio revealed that they will soon petition the EC over the matter.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
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I CAN NOT COMPREHEND WHY THIS WOMAN IS ENTERTAINED IN POLITICAL CIRCLES IN GHANA.SHE IS NOT ONLY A DISGRACE TO HERSELF BUT TO THE WHOLE OF MOTHERGHANA.THE MEDIA SHOULD SHOULD REFRAIN FROM FEATURING HER IN THE NEWS AS SHE TARNISHES OUR IMAGE.
What a shame, sometimes I felt so ashamed if she is called upon to comments on issue as a young politician. Mr. Ababio, repackage yourself and join NPP for now if ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL you can have a third force party years to come. CHANGE IS COMING, CHANGE IS COMING, CHANGE IS COMING
Let us be serious and leave this uneducated grandmother to continue to enjoy the booty from ***barred word*** mahama. she will continue to sing praises for Mahama. Do you think she is ***barred word***? She is more intelligent than most unemployed graduates. She is getting monies from the government to support her living.
There is a difference between UFP and GFP. Where does Akua Donkor belong?
Massa Alex leave that woman to chop some of the NDC money. Who at all listens to Akua Donkor in this country? Massa Alex you either join to also enjoy small or throw your support for a better candidate, Nana ADDO who is wining this election in GOD's name.
Mr. Ababio, don't worry yourself at all about Maame Akua Donkor. She has already set her foot on the NDC platforms. I am surprise you don't know this.The woman has said that she will give her vote to her 'son', the incompetent President in the 2016 election, so that she Akua Donkor would context in 2020 to become the next president of Ghana. I dont think the woman is serious and therefore cannot be the flag-bearer of the UFP.