Wednesday, January 18, 2012

NDC aspirant disqualified for using wife ID card

Sefwi Wiaso NDC constituency has disqualified one of the parliamentary aspirants, Thomas Armah for presenting his wife’s party ID card as identification during committee vetting.
According to the youth organiser, Kwaku Saibu, the committee decided to disqualify Thomas Armah because he failed to convince them he was a party loyal member by presenting his wife’s ID card.
He tells Adom news that Thomas Armah told them that he had lost his party membership card, the situation which forced him to
Disqualified Thomas Armah confirmed that he used his wife (Mrs Monica Aba Mintah) party card as identification during the vetting process.
He explains that the party officials have not issued new party cards for the past four years stating that this informed his decision to present his wife ID to the vetting committee.
According to him, some of the committee members have given him the green light to use it. Thomas Armah said he suspected some party officials behind his disqualification. He stated that a lot of the members have labeled him potential threats to the rest of the aspirants.
Thomas Armah stated that he has therefore written a petition to the constituency executives to review his disqualification.

CPP YOUTH WANT INTERDICTED YOUTH ORGANZIER RE-INSTATED

The Constituency Youth Organizers of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the Greater Accra Region are calling on the National Executive of the Party to immediately re-instate our National Youth Organiser, Comrade General Murtala Mohammed to continue his duties.
The Ablekuma Central Youth Organiser Ibrahim Salim Mohammed who is leading the crusade stated that the decision of the Central Committee to interdict our Youth Organizer is hasty, biased and not based on due process.
He said the decision was designed to shut down the youth of the party as it has always done.
Ibrahim Salim Mohammed stated that the move is meant to cover the authoritarian attitudes and lack of transparency of the Hon. Samia Nkrumah and Mr. Ivor Greenstreet.

Meanwhile, the Communication director of the CPP, Nii Armah Ankofrah urge the youth to exercise patience for the National Executives to decide on how to how to manage the isse.
He advise the youth not to pre-judge the out come of the disciplinary committee sittings.