Alhaji A. Kankani, Nkrankwanta ward chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has defected to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Mr Kwasi Damoah, Dormaa West Constituency Secretary of the NPP disclosed this to the GNA at Dormaa-Ahenkro on Thursday. He described the defection as unfortunate but said the party has got "the right absorbers for such occurrences.
Mr. Damoah, therefore, appealed to supporters of the party to remain calm and intensify their campaign to emerge victorious in the elections. Mr. Yaw Asiedu-Mensah, parliamentary candidate for the Dormaa West also expressed surprise at the ward chairman's action and assured the people that the NPP would win massively despite such setbacks.
In another development Mr. Damoah denied that Mr. Dompreh Yeboah and Mr. A. Anyame, who announced their defection to the NDC recently were members of the NPP and asked them to substantiate their claims with documents.
