Ellembelle NPP Constituency Secretary reveals factions within party

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region is in disarray which culminated in the failure by assembly members to confirm Stephen Donkor, the president’s nominee as District Chief Executive for the area.

John Nwolley who is the Constituency Secretary, believes the deep cracks within the party in the area subsequently leading to the rejection of the nominee was to protest against selfishness, autocracy, disrespect, and intimidation on the side of the nominee who belongs to one faction

“A week ago, the DCE nominee for Ellembelle constituency was rejected overwhelmingly by the assembly members in the constituency. Stakeholders of the party in the constituency are saying, it was a vote for change, a vote against selfishness, autocracy, disrespect, and intimidation on the side of the nominees, Stephen Donkor.

I am saying it was a form of informal communication to the Western Regional secretariat of the NPP, the Western Regional Coordinating Council, the National Executive of the party and with all the expected respect, the presidency that the selection of a DCE cannot be made through the whims and caprices of any individual”, he stated.

He indicated that until the factionalism in the party is resolved, it is not possible anyone could be confirmed as DCE for the area.

“The real issues are that the party has seriously been disintegrated into fragments. The mos serious of these fragmentations is the constituency chairman, the organizer (disappointed nominee) and Freddie Blay’s side of the divided groups against any other person(s) who supports the 2016 parliamentary candidate, kwasi Bonzoh, popularly known as Bonzoh k’.

‘What Freddie did was his selfish interest in leading his group, including the nominee and the chairman of the party to sack the constituency secretary (myself), the research officer and any other reputable member(s) who has the ambition to compete with their preferred candidate, Stephen Donkor’.

‘Freddie Blay again supported the party chairman and the nominee to sell the only party vehicle we have in the constituency and did not make any effort to make replacement even though Freddie Blay was in charge for the distribution of party vehicles to the various constituencies.

The only vehicle that the party used for the 2016 campaign was an old pick- up donated by a friend and hon. Ken Agyapong’s car which the party chairman registered in his name and used for his private business throughout the campaign period’. He explained.