The presidential primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in
the Ningo-Prampram Constituency of the Greater Accra Region was marred
by confusion on Saturday.
The confusion appeared to have been stirred by the NDC Member of
Parliament (MP) for the constituency, Sam Nettey George, who insisted
that 89 branches instead of 93 should be allowed to vote.
He said there was dispute over leadership in all four branches and therefore NDC members there were not eligible to vote.
In the ensuing heat, at least one person sustained injuries and was
rushed to the hospital after a fight broke out as a result of the
stalemate ‘orchestrated’ by Sam George.
Mr. George reportedly tried to prevent nine delegates from Mangoetsonya B – one of the disputed three branches – from voting.
Two NDC guys, who were monitoring the election in the area, clashed over the issue, resulting in injuries.
Sam George’s action attracted the ire of the Greater Accra Regional Organiser, Anthony Nukpenu.
He described Mr. George as an ‘irresponsible’ MP, who did not know the
implications of his action for the party ahead of the 2020 general
elections.
The regional organizer said Sam George should not have interfered in the
work of the party’s executives in the constituency, saying there is
nowhere in the party’s constitution which states that MPs should
determine the work of the executives.
He stressed that the person in the National Executive Committee, who
listened to Sam George to delete names of the three branches, is
incompetent, adding that “the person might have mental instability.
“You have such irresponsible MP behaving like this and people are
following him, but me, I pity him strongly because if you disenfranchise
those people today, the consequence will manifest in the 2020
elections.
Earlier, the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the NDC, Ade Coker, had
attributed the problem to ‘typographic’ error and asked the delegates to
remain calm, as they took time to address the problem.
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