Monday, March 21, 2011

OBED ASAMOAH DENIES POSSIBLE REUNION WITH NDC

The Patron of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Dr Obed Yao Asamoah has denied The Chronicle newspaper’s publication that he has return to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) saying the story is ‘Foolish, Bogus, Nonsense and has no bases’
Dr. Obed Asamoah also denied that he had any kind of deliberations with President Mills on a possible return to the Party in a recent funeral at Tamale.
The Chronicle on Monday reported that Obed Asamoah has return to the NDC after deliberations with them. The story continues that the DFP is asking for conditions before aligning with the NDC. Conditions such as the perceive violence hanging around the Party which resulted in a spilt.
The newspaper also hinted that even though the New Patriotic Party (NPP) which the DFP supported during the last general elections has plans to meet the NDC for a possible alliance on the basis of ideology, principles and core values that they shared.
However, speaking with Adakabre Frimpong Manso on ‘Dwaso Sem’, the Deputy General Secretary of the DFP John Ameka, also denied that the leadership of DFP has ever had talks with NDC on a possible reconciliation.
He stress that the DFP has never thought of aligning with the NDC and would never think about doing that.
John Ameka stressed that the DFP is now gaining weight and will give the two popular parties a run for their money in the next elections.
‘We are good contenders why should we have to align with a violent party like the NDC’ he added.
According to him, there is no scheduled meeting with the NPP next week as reported in the publication.
John Ameka stress that he has been trying on the contact the Editor, Ebo Quansah on the publication but has proven futile.
Story: Samuel Mantey/Adom news