Former Asokwa Constituency Chairman Asare Bediako has announced his intention to contest for the Ashanti regional Chairman position of the Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) when the party open’s nominations for the regional executives election.
The experienced politician in 2018 picked nomination to contest the incumbent Ashanti regional Chairman Barnard Antwi Boasiako known in party circles as Wontumi.
Few days after he picked forms, President Akufo-Addo allegedly intervened on behalf of Wontumi and the party national executives, compelling the aspirant to step down for Wontumi to run the election unopposed.
Four years on, the Former Asokwa Constituency Chairman who served the constituency for 24 years has started campaigning with his supporters behind the scene with the aim of defeating the incumbent Chairman.
Speaking on Abusua FM in Kumasi, on Monday 18th April, 2022 the former Asokwa Chairman sai, Wontumi has at the moment paid his due to the party.
“It will be unfair for me to say Wontumi has not achieved anything significant to the party. He has done his part it’s time for me to take over the management of the party in NPP’s major stronghold’’.
He said his main vision for the party is to ensure he promotes unity among all the 44 NPP members of parliament in the region.
“One thing I have noticed is that most of our MPs don’t have good working relations with their constituency Chairman and other constituency executives. Our MP’s work in parliament for the betterment of the party. Therefore, I don’t see why the Constituency Chairman and executives will be working against the MP. If I’m elected, I will make sure all these issues are resolved so that the NPP and Constituency executive do not work in isolation.
Why I’m contesting Wontumi
He described Chairman Wontumi’s administration as “one man Show” which doesn’t recognise imputes of elders of the party in the region. For this reason the majority of the party elders have discontinued communicating for the party and resolving minor issues within the party in the region which is affecting growth and unity for purpose.
He assured his supporters that he will never turn his back to the party supporters by stepping down for any of the aspirants again for any reason.
He stressed, the 2024 general election has its own dynamics which needs a different approach to break the 8 for the NPP.
He said, the NPP will shock Ghanaians and other political divide who believed the NPP has done nothing significant to merit Ghanaians electorate’s votes for another term in office.
He indicated that, NPP government is putting a finishing touch to their works and that projects under construction will soon have the shock of their lives.
Relationship with grassroots
He said, most of the grassroots supporters are my personal friends particularly the serial callers. Some come to me any time they need my support. So I have good plans for them because they play a major role in the success of the party.
