A disqualified parliamentary aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Trobu Constituency, Mr Kingsley Nsiah Poku, has petitioned the National Parliamentary Appeals Committee of the party to reverse the decision of the Vetting Committee.
He claims that the basis for declaring him ineligible to join the race for the parliamentary ticket was both unreasonable and completely unfair.
The committee’s decision, he said, should not be allowed to stand because it was wrong and not supported by facts.
Petition
In his 10-point petition, a copy of which he made available to the Ghana News Agency (GNA), he said, the reason given by the committee that he had been involved in a visa fraud lacked sincerity.
He flatly denied committing any such offence and said he was rather a victim.
He gave the background to the incident, which according to him, happened in or about April, last year.
Details
Madam Anne Cynthia Tamakloe, he said, received from him a total of $67,500 on the pretext of procuring United States (US) visas for certain persons he introduced to her, but failed to deliver on her promise.
He said he consequently made a formal report to the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters based on which the woman was arrested and charged with the offence of defrauding by false pretence.
A police investigation report on the case signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Isaac Quist, Director-Administration, he added, was made available to the Vetting Committee.
The evidence, he said, was there for all to see that he was neither a suspect nor a convict and should therefore not suffer for a wrongdoing.
Background
Mr Poku and another person, Lincoln Edward Addo, filed their nomination form to contest the NPP parliamentary primary election in the Trobu Constituency but both men have been disqualified, leaving the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Moses Anim, as the sole candidate.
Messrs Poku and Addo were among five other aspirants who were disqualified in the Greater Accra Region by the Vetting Committee
The rest are Frederick Quainoo and Patrick Ampong Baidoo, Weija/Gbawe, Albert Kan Dapaah Junior, Ablekuma West, Nii Komettey Tetteh, Okaikoi Central, and the only female aspirant, Vivian Tawiah, in the Ledzokuku Constituency.
The committee cited acts of misconduct, non-nurturing of the party in the constituency for two years, alleged fraudulent acts, inconsistencies in personal information and forged documents.
A statement signed and issued by the Secretary of the National Parliamentary Vetting Committee, Mr Daniel Parker Odarlai France, said detailed report and reasons for their disqualification had been forwarded to the party’s national headquarters.
Appeals Committee
The National Parliamentary Appeals Committee under the chairmanship of Mr Peter Mac Manu, will from today begin looking into all appeals by parliamentary aspirants who were disqualified by the vetting committees.
The appeals committee has up to Friday, March 20, 2020, to resolve all petitions and communicate its decisions to the National Executive Committee through the General Secretary by Monday, March 23, 2020.
Source: GNA
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Hey, this man is unworthy of been a candidate for the party,he will let the party lose big time. What Mr Nsiah is saying is not all the truth,Mr Nsiah is the one who took the money from individual,nobody met the woman.And ever since the incident happen(NOT FULFILLING HIS PROMISE), how has he been conducting himself with the people?he doesn't communicate to the people is owning,nor contacting them, or try to settle(PAY) them in any way, how can such an irresponsible and bad attitude like that be a leader over people.NO NO NO what can this attitude to classified as........., He should try hard to do the right thing BY PAYING THE PEOPLE because.......
If what Mr. Nsiah Poku is saying is true then the situation is really pathetic. If he was not mentioned in the case but rather he sought justice from the police who dutifully came to his aid and apprehended the culprit, then why should he suffer for being cheated? This is a clear case of victim stigmatization! Surely, the NPP cannot be part of this unfair treatment of its faithful disciple!
ALUTA find a running mate for your ndc party and leave npp alone! Npp is the most attractive party in Ghana because of their credibility,no lie lie, No propaganda ! Oseade3oy3 npp brought NHIS, FREE MATERNAL CARE, FREE SCHOOL FEEDING, YEP,MASLOC, LEAP, FREE SHS, PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS,NABCO, 1D1F, 1V1D etc etc and you think ndc with nothing to show can be attractive than npp? Tickle yourselves and dont find a running mate to mahama but rather poke your nose into a well organized party like the NPP!
THE NPP EXECUTIVES BOTH NATIONAL AND CONSTITUENCY LEVEL ARE MAKING THE NPP PARTY UNATTRACTIVE. WHAT IS IN THE NPP CONSTITUTION THAT HAS SUDDENLY MADE IT SO DISCIMINATORY FOR THE ORDINARY MAN TO WALK IN TO CONTEST A PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION WHEN S/HE KNOWS HE CAN GET SUPPORT FROM HIS/HER CONSTITUENTS? MOST OF YOU THE EXECUTIVE MEMBERS WERE JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE EVERYONE BUT DUE TO THE FRIENDLY NATURE OF PAST EXECUTIVES MOST OF YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE TODAY. JOHN BOADU WAS IN NURSRS QUARTERS HERE IN KORLE BU EATING COMMEY (KENKEY) AND FISH IN KORLE GONNO FROM THE SAME BOWL WITH APIITO (FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN) AND CO AND HAS RISEN TO BECOME GENERAL SECRETARY TODAY. WHY DON'T YOU ALSO GIVE OTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO RISE. THE WAY YOU THE EXECUTIVE ARE BEHAVING I GUESS IF YOU HAD POWER LIKE GOD YOU WILL BRING RAIN ONLY TO YOUR HOMES. APUUU!