[ 2011-04-19 ]

Hon David Assuming, MP for Shai-Osu Doku

Konadu must be prevented from contesting Mills - MP
The Member of Parliament for Shai-Osu Doku, David
Tetteh Assuming has called on the Council of
elders of the ruling National Democratic Congress
(NDC) to intervene immediately and persuade Mrs.
Rawlings from challenging President Mills' second
term bid.

The NDC MP says the silence of the Council of
elders in the midst of the acrimonious wrangling
between the Rawlingses and the Presidency is
worrying.

According to him, the party can no longer behave
like ostriches and pretend all is well with the
party.

Hon. Assuming told Citi News that he fears there
will be dire consequences for the party if the
former first lady goes through with her plans to
contest President Mills at the Sunyani congress.

“We must not behave like ostriches, there is
something happening and it is not for nothing that
we have elders in every society...we have about
seventeen members of the council of elders. Where
are the members of the council because what is
happening is worrying? The two must be brought
together and decide that the sitting President
should go.

“It is important to us that we sit and discuss,
we can do that. During the previous regime the
former went unopposed for two terms. Why were we
able to achieve that, it is because of the unity
that we maintained. So why can’t we maintain
that same unity and say let bygone be bygone.

“For us to just allow the former first lady to
contest and people think that we are safe, for me
we are not safe. Either way that the voting will
go, for us to say that we will mend after the
election, I have my fears”.

Meanwhile, Kofi Adams spokesperson to the former
President Rawlings, has told Citi News that the
former first lady will definitely contest and will
the elections.

“We agree that per the constitution of the
delegates it gives advantage to the sitting
President. If all Ministers and DCEs are members
of the party and also delegates it gives you some
platform as compared to somebody who is not in the
position to appoint.

“Whoever is contesting somebody in an advantaged
position is aware of all these. So really all
these advantages are factored into one’s
strategy”.

Source - Citifmonline

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