[ 2015-04-15 ]

NDC vows to sanction and disown lawless supporters in Ashanti region
The leadership of the National Democratic Congress
in the Ashanti Region has warned it will not
shield party supporters who engage in acts of
lawlessness.

The warning comes in the wake of agitation by
youth of the party calling for the removal of some
District and Municipal Chief Executives.

In the latest incident, NDC youth in the Nwabiagya
North Constituency last week threatened to
violently remove DCE for Atwima Nwabiagya, Nana
Asare Bediako, if the President fails to sack him
within one week.

Similar actions have taken place in the Amansie
West and Afigya Kwabre Districts as well as
Ejisu-Juaben Municipality with more expected to
hit the party.

The NDC regional executive say the party has no
room for members who flout its rules and the
national constitution.

The party officials have been meeting to consider
various options, including expulsion of people
whose conduct poses threats to the conducive
environment there.

At a meeting held last Wednesday, the party vowed
to deal ruthlessly with any supporter found to
have disturbed the public peace or brought the
party’s name into disrepute.

Regional Secretary, Raymond Tandoh, told Nhyira FM
“it is a worrying situation”, describing the
emergence of the youth agitations as Arab Spring.

“It has started like the Arab spring. First it
was at Manso Nkwanta, Afigya Kwabre, Ejisu-Juaben
and now Nwabiagya North. So as a regional
executive, we met last Wednesday and we decided to
stop it”. Mr. Tandoh explained.

The executive committee resolved to disown and
punish members who flout the party’s
constitution and that of the state.

Sections of the NDC constitution prescribes
punitive measures which include suspension or
worse expulsion as some of the punitive measures
against erring members.

Mr. Tandoh warned the party will not shield anyone
found to have violated the rules.

“Article 39 and 40 of our [NDC] constitution
spell out clearly that we should not bring the
party’s image into disrepute. You cannot take
the law into your hands. We will not shield
anybody who misbehaves,” Raymond Tandoh warned.

The youth wing from 89 branches in the Nwabiagya
North constituency gave a 7-day ultimatum to
President Mahama to sack DCE for the area, Nana
Asare Bediako or they will violently remove him.

But the party has condemned the action of the
youth.

“You cannot give the President ultimatum. It is
unacceptable”. Mr. Raymond Tandoh said.

Meanwhile, executives at the Nwabiagya South
Constituency have condemned the youth for their
outburst, ahead of a scheduled meeting to resolve
the matter.

Nwabiagya South Constituency Chairman, James Adu
Tutu said the “ the conduct of the youth is
alien to the party”.

Source - Joy News

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