[ 2015-01-28 ]

NDC youth group fumes over calls for NADMO boss to resign
An NDC youth group in Tamale, 64 Bench, has raised
concerns over recent calls on the NADMO boss Dr.
Kofi Portuphy to resign after winning the NDC
National Chairmanship bid.

The calls according to the group are mischievous
and calculated attempts to destroy his
reputation.

In a statement signed by the Press Secretary,
Alhaji Abukari Malba, the group said Dr Amoako
Baah's citation of Article 78 section (3) to back
his call for the NADMO boss' resignation is
inaccurate.

The political science lecturer is reported to have
demanded the resignation of Kofi Portuphy and
quoted religiously Article 78 (3) which stated: "A
Minister of State shall not hold any other office
of profit or emolument whether private or public
and whether directly or indirectly unless
otherwise permitted by the Speaker acting on the
recommendations of a committee of Parliament on
the ground-

(a) that holding that office will not prejudice
the work of a Minister; and

(b) that no conflict of interest arises or would
arise as a result of the Minister holding that
office."

But the NDC group has accused the political
science lecturer of being mischievous.

The group said in the state that the clause which
Dr Baah so religiously cited specifically talked
about a minister of state and Mr. Portuphy is not
one.

The group said the comment by Dr Baah cannot fly
in the face of natural justice and must not be
taken serious.

The group bemoaned why these calls are coming now
when no such demands were made since 1992 when
political party executives, judges, civil and
public servants were appointed to boards of public
institutions.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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