The constituency executive committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the Akwatia constituency have threatened to sack their Member of Parliament, Hon Ama Sey.
This follows this follows the party’s defeat in the just ended parliamentary elections in the constituency.
The party’s parliamentary candidate, Ernest Kumi lost to NDC’s Henry Yiadom Boakye. Mr Kumi polled 18,742 votes against the NDC’s Henry Yiadom Boakye alias ‘Okoyo’ who garnered 19,899.
The New Patriotic Party’s Ama Sey snatched the seat from NDC’s Baba Jamal in 2016. However, she lost their party’s parliamentary primaries to Mr Ernest Kumi.
The constituency executives have alleged, that Ama Sey and other executives of the party campaigned against their candidate.
They explain, that the MP advocated for ”skirt and blouse” against Ernest Kumi hence his defeat.
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Addressing the media at Akwatia, the Constituency Chairman Alhaji Baba Yakubu said “looking at the just ended 7th December election, Nana Akufo-Addo had 21,758. John Dramani Mahama had 16, 181, if you subtract the difference, ‘skirt and blouse’ is 5,577.
“In the parliamentary Ernest Yaw Kumi polled 18,750 but NDC had 19,990 the difference is 1,239. Why should we do this to ourselves.? I will not sit aloof for some people to destroy the party. The NPP has a constitution and will deal with every polling station executive or party member who campaigned for ‘skirt and blouse’,” he narrated.
Source: Ghnewspress.com
