[ 2015-11-24 ]

Abraham Amaliba

I knew I would be rejected – Amaliba
Defeated parliamentary aspirant of the ruling
National Democratic Congress Abraham Amaliba has
revealed that he was aware he was going to lose
the Bolgatanga Central primary even before the
race started.

According to him, voters of the NDC in the
constituency were distracted by the tribal card
which was played by his opponent against him.

The legal practitioner and lecturer lost the
Saturday primary to Isaac Adongo, who polled 4,290
votes as against his 3,050.

Speaking to Nii Arday Clegg on the Morning Starr
Monday, Amaliba said even though he is
disappointed by the turn of events, he will
nonetheless contest the slot again just to fight
tribal politics.

“I was forewarned that the people of Bolga
Central were not going to accept me because of
this ethnocentrism and tribal sentiments that is
deeply rooted in Bolga.

“But I thought that I had done so much to rise
above that; and for the people to accept that I
may not have come from here but I have contributed
enough. But the results rather showed that they
have sacrificed competence for tribal
considerations…I have always known that the
people were not going to accept me fully,” he
bemoaned.

The NDC on Saturday held its presidential and
parliamentary primaries across the country to
elect candidates for the 2016 elections.

Source - Starrfm

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