‘Concerned KEEA NDC Members’ unhappy about MCE’s resignation

Elmina, Aug. 15, GNA - A group calling itself the “Concerned Members of NDC” in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Constituency, has appealed to the President to re-instate the Reverend Mrs. Veronica Essuman Nelson, who has resigned her post as the Municipal Chief Executive.

They said Rev. Mrs Essuman Nelson who resigned about a week ago could also be reconsidered for another appointment.

According to them, Rev. Mrs. Nelson resigned out of frustration because of the peddling of falsehood by her “detractors” that she had embezzled funds of the KEEA Assembly, among other numerous allegations they could not substantiate.

They, however, said they would give their unflinching support to the Party no matter the outcome of the President’s decision because it was his prerogative.

Their spokesperson, Mr. Kobina Thompson, who is also the former propaganda secretary of the KEEA Branch of the Party, at a press conference told reporters that the records had to be set straight to clear the MCE’s name and, therefore, wanted an audience with the President.

He said Rev. Essuman Nelson had been with the Party as far back as the early days of the revolution in 1982 and had contributed immensely towards its growth but ‘the precarious situation of the NDC Party in the Constituency,’ made it difficult for appointed MCEs to work effectively.

Mr. Thompson said this was because of issues regarding enforcement of fishing laws, which had not gone down well with many fishermen and their dependants at Elmina and other fishing communities coupled with divisions in the party.

He said the President should consider the former MCE’s “excellent work” and commitment to the party which culminated in the construction of a number of projects under her stewardship, including the construction of schools, roads, staff quarters and clinics.

Two women, Ms. Mercy Ephraim and Ms. Kate Wilberforce, who said they belonged to a group named “Girls-Girls”, comprising young women in the Party complained about the attitude of the Party executives in the area and accused the government of neglecting them.

They said but for the former MCE who encouraged and supported them, they would have left the Party and threatened to boycott the next elections should the Party hierarchy fail to recognize them.