[ 2016-08-25 ]

Hon. Alhassan Azong

Tension mounts in PNC over party cars
There is seeming tension going on between the
standard bearer of the People’s National
Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Nasigri Mahama and
the party’s incumbent Member of Parliament (MP)
for Builsa-South Constituency in the Upper East
Region, Hon. Alhassan Azong, this paper can
report.

The ensued misunderstanding, this paper
understands was as result of alleged four (4)
pick-up vehicles which were allegedly gifted to
the party by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the running mate
of the New Patriotic Party’s flag-bearer, Nana
Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo.

The vehicles, according to this paper’s
investigations, were to help the PNC in its 2016
campaign ahead of the December 7polls.

But according to sources close to Dr. Edward
Mahama, Hon. Azong who is also a Minister of State
at the presidency is reportedly keeping the cars
without informing party executives.

“My brother (referring to this reporter), I can
say without fear of contradiction that one of us
(referring to Hon. Azong) went for the cars which
were supposed to help the party in its
campaign”, Dr. Mahama was said to have told a
confidante in a telephone conversation.

When asked why the NPP’s vice presidential
nominee would give the PNC vehicles, all that our
source said was “in politics everything is
possible and one must be smart”.

Our checks at the PNC party headquarters
indicated that, whiles some party national
executives are in bed with the ruling government,
others are also with the opposition NPP.

Meanwhile the office of Mr Azong has since denied
the allegations.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source
expressed surprise at the comments purported to
have been made by the party’s flag-bearer.

Source - The New Crusading Guide

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