The Tema West New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency organizer is alleging that the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Irene Naa Torshie Addo caused the disqualification of a parliamentary candidate aspirant ahead of the 2012 elections.
Young Arhin further alleged that masterminding the disqualification of aspirants is a common practice in the constituency which is why the delegates in the area are kicking against an impending disqualification of an aspirant called Carlos Ahenkorah.
“We are not afraid about the disqualification of anyone…but I have done some before. Naa Torshie and I have done some before. In fact, in the 2012 election, a certain man called Dr. Donkor – I helped them and I made a serious move to make sure that that particular person will be disqualified and it happens,” he said.
The delegates in the Tema West constituency at a press briefing on Tuesday ordered the national, regional and constituency executives of the party to defer any plans of disqualifying Mr. Ahenkorah.
They indicated that failure to heed their warning will result in the withdrawal of their support for the party in the 2016 elections.
They also threatened to campaign for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Giving the reasons which informed their demand, Young Arhin on Eyewitness News said they are reliably informed that the candidate some party members were planning to disqualify is Carlos Ahenkorah.
He continued that the delegates are fully aware of the practice and “in fact, they sent more than 20 petitions to the vetting committee [to disqualify Donkor in 2012] which is wrong and an infringement on human rights. That is the game that happens every time so we know everything.”
He served notice that “if anybody from the regional or national disqualifies Carlos Ahenkorah, there is going to be serious confusion and mayhem in the constituency.”
“We are warning them because we are going to do it!” he stressed.
The NPP is presently vetting candidates who are aspiring to be elected during the party’s primaries in June to enable them represent their various constituencies in the 2016 elections.
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