Yawson Defects To NPP

KOJO YAWSON, a staunch member of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Effia-Kweisimintsim constituency of the Western Region has defected to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Mr. Yawson, a wealthy man at Assakae in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, was received into the elephant family at a short ceremony by Nii Addy, the NPP Constituency Chairman and the party’s parliamentary candidate for the 2012 elections in the constituency, Joseph Cudjoe.

Speaking to Daily Guide, the former NDC member noted that his action was in response to the continuous dishonesty of the party’s elders in the constituency over the years.

He accused NDC regional and constituency executives of abandoning foot soldiers in the constituency adding that they only returned to the area when election was approaching to entice them to campaign and vote for the party.

“Let me tell you, the foot soldiers have been doing most of the dirty work for the party in this constituency, and yet after the elections, no executive member has time for them, they have not even fulfilled their promises of getting jobs for the foot soldiers, he stressed.

“Most of us have been following the development in the NPP, and have come to the realization that Nana Akufo-Addo is an action man and will fulfill his promises. Even if we don’t benefit personally and our communities do, we will be happy,” he added.

In response, Nii Addy assured the NDC firebrand that he had been accepted and would be treated with the same respect accorded all members of the elephant party.

He alleged that the plight of the NDC in the constituency had been worsened by the decision of some of its influential members to defect to the opposition NPP. He urged Mr. Yawson to help ensure that the NPP wins massively in the area to retain the parliamentary seat and also attain victory in the 2012 presidential election.

He revealed that there were hundreds of NDC activists in the various communities within the constituency who had also decided to abandon the NDC and support the NPP in the 2012 elections.