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Ashanti Region NDC kicks against region's minister
designate
Abdul Salam Sule, Ghanadot
Accra, Jan 28, Ghanadot - Even though Parliament is yet to
vet Mr. Kofi Opoku Manu, the President nominee for the
Ashanti Regional Minister, a group within the National
Democratic Congress, (NDC) in the Ashanti Region that calls
itself the Concerned Members of the NDC has kicked against
the nomination.
In a petition signed by the spokesperson of the group, Mr.
Frank Adjei Boateng and which was copied to the office of
the President, the group alleged that, the President nominee
for the Asanti Region, Mr. Kofi Manu was not known in the
region as a staunch member of the NDC and that limits his
understanding of the political dynamics in the one of the
most populous region in the country.
The group said, in as much as they do not under estimate the
due diligence that the President followed in arriving at his
choice for the region, the appointment does not stand to
benefit the party in the region.
"Mr. Manu like many other individuals is more than qualified
to be the Regional Minister in view of the fact that he
hails from the Ashanti Region and also has the professional
competence to be able to run the region but he has no
political base since he was not known in the region as a
core member of the party and its dedicated supporters who
have shown faith even when the party was in opposition for
eight years", the group stated in the petition to the
President.
The group lamented that, the Ashanti chapter of the NDC had
suffered much during the eight year period in political
opposition under painful circumstances and that only true
party faithful could come to their rescue.
"Since the Ashanti Region is the strong hold of the NPP, we
believe that a person with true party credentials should be
appointed to reorganize the party to attract more votes in
the 2012 elections when you seek second term", they told the
President.
The group in the petition told the President that there are
equally competent, loyal and dedicated hard core supporters
who easily fit into the bill to be regional ministers. They
have therefore call on the President, Prof Mills to
critically consider the issues raised and take a second look
at the appointment of Mr. Kofi Manu as the Ashanti Regional
Minister.
Ghanadot
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