Re: Mornah declares ambition to unseat Bagbin

The leadership of a youth group in the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency in Wa, has in a rejoinder, reacted to the Chairman of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah’s statement that he will unseat the incumbent Hon. Alban Babgin in the upcoming elections.

According to the leader of the group, the electorate have made their choice and they intend to massively vote for the incumbent, who also doubles as the Majority Leader in parliament.

In an interview with the media in Wa, the spokesperson for the group, Hafiz Sumaila wondered why Mr. Bernard Mornah after unsuccessful attempts at winning the Wa Central seat would now turn his attention to Nadowli-Kaleo.

“We are not against Mr. Mornah for nurturing ambitions to get to parliament, but we are satisfied with the leadership of Hon. Bagbin and will at no point allow Mr. Mornah to win the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency,” the group said.

“We have followed with keen interest how the current MP has positioned the constituency and the Upper West region on the political map of Ghana and are privileged to have him as our MP. The constituency has seen unprecedented development through the leadership of Hon. Bagbin and we shall give him another opportunity to enhance his record and sustain the development agenda of the government in the constituency and region”.

The group noted that as Majority Leader, Mr. Bagbin has distinguished himself as a unifier, conciliator and is highly respected by both the Majority and Minority sides of Parliament which is an honor to the region. He has dutifully served not only the people of the Upper West region but also the nation Ghana as the leader of Government Business in the House.

The group was of the believe that even the members of the NPP in Parliament would have loved to come to Nadowli constituency to vote for Hon. Bagbin come November 7. It therefore makes no sense for the constituency to substitute one of the most prominent politician to have come from the Upper West Region after the late Dr. Hilla Limann for an over ambitious young man.

“For Mr. Bernard Mornah to state that Hon. Bagbin has outlived his usefulness in the area is an attempt to discredit the experienced legislator. We wish to advise him to learn from the experience of matured democracies in the world about the value of experienced MPs for the country and constituency. If it is an attempt to malign and dishonor the Majority leader, it will be an exercise in futility, as the youth of Upper West will not risk the future of the people in the hands of a wavering politician.

According to the youth, Nadowli-Kaleo has gained national and international prominence due to the leadership of Hon. Bagbin. The empowerment of the youth including Mornah which the majority leader has championed, in not only Nadowli-Kaleo constituency but the Upper West region in general is unprecedented.

The National Youth Authority in recognition of this achievement honored him in the region.

“The commendable leadership of Hon. Alban Bagbin as Majority Leader is a great pride to the region and it will be unthinkable for the people of the constituency to unseat him for any untested and opportunistic politician. We still stand solidly behind Hon. Bagbin and will elect him again to Parliament” The group stated.