Former Chief Executive of Ejusu Juaben Municipal Assembly, Afrifa Yamoah Ponko, has warned eligible NDC delegates in the Ashanti region to elect competent leaders who have the ability to lead the party in the region.
He added that the party must also elect leaders who can call Chairman Wontumi – the Ashanti regional chairman of NPP – to order.
“Wontumi has exhibited something which we all saw during election 2016 and that is the gospel truth. He assured the NPP’s presidential candidate now the president of the republic Nana Akufo Addo that, he will downsize the NDC’s votes in Ashanti among other things which he executed to perfection.”
“While the NDC was in government our party leaders in Ashanti region failed to call Wontumi and his guys to order, how much more now that his party is in government,” he asked.
He added that the party needs a strong leadership who have the ability to match the NPP in the region in the 2020 elections.
“This is politics we need somebody who can bring him to order, and I see that leadership qualities in Yammin Joseph, he was once Ashanti regional Secretary, Deputy Ashanti regional minister, deputy minister of Youth & Sports, and deputy NADMO Boss.”
He further described him as a communication expect saying “When it comes to communications, he has command over the English language and Twi, What else can Yammin do in party politics?. Just this morning I heard somebody saying you don’t talk too much in politics because the work is done on the grounds, that is correct but I am warning my party delegates not to vote for “Dumb” person as your regional chairman who can’t talk.”
The opposition NDC branch in Ashanti region is expected to hold elections on Saturday 1st September 2018 in Kumawu to elect new regional executives to manage the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Source: Ghana/Starrfmonline.com/103.5FM/Isaac Bediako
