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Seasoned journalist, Kwesi Pratt has asked the two wives of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko to cease fire in their alleged desire to succeed their late husband.
According to reports, the two women are in a tussle over who legitimately takes up the seat as MP for the area.
About 500 delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party and from 11 electoral areas in the constituency are said to have petitioned the party's National Chairman saying they will not vote for the second wife of the late MP, Lydia Alhassan but rather gunning for the first wife, Naana Agyarko.
"Over the last days since we lost our Member of Parliament, Hon. Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko some people from his quarters have started pushing for one Lydia Alhassan, a “supposed second wife” of the late Hon. Agyarko be made the Parliamentary candidate of our Party ahead of the bye-elections.
" . . We will like to state in clear terms that we will not support this agenda of Lydia Alhassan. We want a candidate who is a mother, a listener and win massively and, consolidate the gain we made in the last elections", portions of a statement by the concerned delegates read.
Addressing the issue on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Kwesi Pratt cautioned the two women to stop brawling over the Parliamentary seat like it’s an "inheritance".
According to him, it doesn't paint a good picture about them because the late MP has not even been laid to rest.
Mr. Pratt found the actions of the two women not healthy for the family of the late MP stating emphatically "some people think political position is inheritance. Give it to me because my father has held the position before. My husband was the one holding the position and if he’s not there, I’m the first wife; so give it to me. I am the second wife, I’m the wedded wife and so on. This inheritance politics is not democracy, we should be careful”.
However, Lydia Alhassan, second wife of the late Kyeremanteng Agyarko has confirmed being approached to contest the seat, but refuted claims of her agreement to stand in the upcoming by-elections.
"I wish to clear the air and state that I have not expressed an interest in the upcoming bye elections in the Ayawaso West Wougon constituency. I have remained in a deep state of shock and mourning following the sudden demise of the father of the seven beautiful children of E.K, five of which I bore with him. I believe I can say same for Naana and her beautiful and kind hearted Jane and Sonny. Why anybody would want to do this to a family in mourning beats my imagination," she said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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NPP CAN HAND OVER THE REIGNS OF GOVERNMENT TO REBECCA AKUFO ADDO IF NANA HAPPENS TO LEAVE POWER OR DIES. DO YOU PEOPLE IN NPP THINK GHANA BELONGS TO YOU AND SO YOU CAN DECIDE AND CARVE THE WAY FOR EVERYONE OF US TO FOLLOW? EVEN PRESIDENT MUGABE(NOW EX-PRESIDENT THROUGH HOME COOKED COUP D'ETAT) COULD NOT SUCCEED IN PLANTING HIS WIFE GRACE MUGABE AS HIS (MUGABE) SUCCESSOR TO THE STATE OFFICE. THE HISTORY IS STILL FRESH IN OUR MINDS COMING FROM A LESS DEVELOPED DEMOCRATIC STATE THAN GHAN. BE INFORMED NPP.
@ UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA Please if you are having issues for which you have adequate evidence, kindly go to court and stop maligning people. You are hiding under a pseudo. Please be fair to the other party.
MASSA SHOUT UP.THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING WAI.ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TROUBLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
Kwesi Prat Should shouuut uuup, have you heard any of the widows say any thing? At least respect their right cox they have not said anything, it rather their admirers or the constituents clamoring for their participation. Mr. know all
If you are mentored by a dog, you grow to behave like a dog. I weep for Alhassan Salifu Bawah who has become a pencil in the hands of Afful-Broni, and his co-conspirators. Bawah is a lecturer who is not publishing any academic article. He now wrote the most ***barred word*** article in which he advised students to stay away from their lecturers or be sacked from the University? Meanwhile, I searched the internet and those lecturers are some of the few ones promoting the image of UEW, internationallly. I leave the public to judge the mental state of a lecturer who writes that students should stay away from lecturers or be sacked! Who thinks like that? What a disgrace of an academic! What an apology of a lecturer! No wonder! He doesn’t understand a thing about the teaching profession. Yet I know the disgraceful ‘priest’ Afful-Broni cannot set up one of his usual committees Chaired by the ‘Professor’ Ameyaw of quality assurance, who has become the persecutor general to investigate Alhassan Salifu Bawah for that ***barred word*** post. I bet Afful-Broni cannot because he pays Bawah to write those ***barred word***, even give him ideas. And this 'priest' is described by the Council Chairman as performing well? When you pay someone to discredit the best Professors and academics in your University? This is what UEW has become? Bawah may also start asking other lecturers and students to put his name on articles like his paymaster, the disgraceful catholic ‘priest’ in black cassock, Rev. Father Afful-Broni. They are both not academics. Afful-Broni is such a disgrace that as a Priest, he has even rebelled within the Catholic Community by refusing to position the Campus church under the Parish in Winneba. Disrespect and disregard is their hallmark. I blame the Catholic community for not taming Afful-Broni to behave like a Priest. I miss Cardinal Peter Turkson. He would have called this imposter of a Priest to order. Where is the Catholic bishops Conference? Maybe Afful-Broni is deceiving them too? He is disgracing the image of the Holy Sea and the Catholic Church. I blame the Bureau of National Investigations for not taking on this ***barred word*** and the UEW Council Chairman who lied against them. I blame EOCO for not taking this ***barred word*** and the Council Chairman on when they lied against their institutions. I blame the Minister of Education, especially the Prof. Yankah, who usurped the powers of the President to appoint Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah as Council Chairman. Nana Addo needs to act quickly to save the image of our Party and the Government. They need to call the Council to order. UEW is now a subject of ridicule. Now let Bawah and Afful-Broni answer the following questions. Why are they no longer accusing Prof. Avoke of awarding contracts for construction of North Campus roads? They got evidence that the road was constructed and commissioned before Prof. Avoke became Vice Chancellor. Why have they called the contractors working on other projects in the University back to site? Yes, there was evidence of no wrong doing. What are the consequences for the University of Education? What is the level of variation the contractors are asking for? Why was there a delay in the payment of February salaries? I believe they should not talk about delays in the payment of government subvention because UEW had enough reserves. What has happened to that money? What is the state of the over GHC150million millions of Ghana Cedis reserves that were built by the FO, the Deputy FO and the Vice Chancellor they accuse claimed were corrupt? How much of the reserves of the University have they depleted since the disgraceful Catholic priest in black cassock took over in his Acting role? What is the State of UEW finances now? Why have they subverted the University Statute to appoint an Acting Vice Chancellor when they claimed they have been trying to protect the Statute? Why have they been trying to influence judges when they knew they have a case? Why is Afful-broni establishing committees chaired by Ameyaw to find facts to sack people but none has been established to investigate Bawah? Anyway, I hear that some Departments were not paid advance to go on supervision in November. They have also not been paid their internship supervision claims. What is happening? I though Bawah wrote that claims are being paid promptly? Where are the first semester invigilation claims? James Ghartey. Son of a poor fisherman observing events in UEW
Massa, please have you heard any of the wives of the late MP talking about contesting for the vacant position? TRY AND BE FAIR TO THESE WIDOWS.
Did this Nyncompuup hear them say that? Why is this fouuuuool all over the place thinking he know everything? AAAAba