Klottey Korley NDC Primaries: Desist from ‘politics of patronage’ – Aspirant warns
Aspiring
Parliamentary Candidate for the Klottey Korley Constituency, Nii John
Coleman, has condemned the use of big names and family relationship
referred to as ‘politics of patronage’ by some aspiring candidates
within the Klottey Korley Constituency as a campaign strategy in an
attempt to win the party’s parliamentary seat during the November 7
primaries.
He,
therefore, urges his contenders to desist from such a ‘shameful act’,
adding that such a ploy will not work to their advantage but will
rather worsen their chances since the constituents are discerned about
the best choice to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to
victory after the primaries.
According
to Nii John Coleman, “members of the party in the constituency should
focus on competence, dedication and integrity rather than subjective
issues like relatives of bigwigs of the party, dropping of big names and
sharing of relief items which in the long run might affect the fortunes
of the party in the upcoming general elections”.
Nii
John Coleman has also kicked against the attempt by his opponents to
play tricks with the biometric registration of prospective party members
all in an attempt to confuse them during the party’s primaries.
Prior
to the NDC parliamentary primaries slated for November 7, some aspiring
candidates have lamented about the unfair distribution of biometric
registration forms among the party electorates.
They
blame the incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) of corruption in the
unfair distribution of the registration forms to party members.
This
has angered some aspirants within the constituency including Nii John
Coleman, who accuses Hon. Nii Ashitey Armah, the incumbent MP of the
Klottey Korley Constituency for resorting to unfair practice to win
power at all cost.
The
astute and confident politician, who once served in the capacity of
constituency Youth Organizer and Vice Chairman, was elevated to the
position of Deputy Youth Organizer and a Substantive Regional Youth
Organizer of the party for several years.
In
an interview with journalists during a meeting with the P.W.D (1)
branch in Osu, Nii John Coleman added that the NDC had an obligation to
move ahead and respond to the complexities of society, warning that
dwelling too much on subjective issues just like what the other
aspirants are engaged in will create problems for the party.
In
responding to some concerns raised by his supporters, Nii John Coleman
said, “winning the Constituency Primaries would mean that people in the
Klottey Korley Constituency have taken grip of the party, particularly
when currently the image of the party has sunk so low without any hope
in sight.
The
Klottey Korley NDC parliamentary aspirant, whose declaration to contest
the constituency primaries, is giving the other contestants some
sleepless nights, believes, however, that the toils of the founding
members of the party should not be in vain since the despondence and
apathy which is being witnessed by constituents are temporary,
insisting that delegates must be discerning enough and vote for a
candidate who is dedicated, loyal and above all competent to steer the
affairs of the party.
The
experienced politician and an expert in grassroots mobilization
believes the NDC must transcend several generations just like other
political traditions in known democracies in France and Britain and that
he has what it takes to lay the foundation for such laudable
objective for the constituency.
Nii
John Coleman equally believes that the party must be active all year
round and not just during elections, adding the practice where our
Members of Parliament practice what he called ‘EAT, SLEEP, GO INTO
PARLIAMENT’ will be a thing of the past saying regular party workshops,
seminars, periodic meetings with executive appointees, training and
other capacity building programmers is the way to go.
He
assured the constituents that if he wins the primaries and the
parliamentary seat, his main effort will be to fight for the
establishment of Osu Municipal Assembly. This, he believes will give Osu
the needed financial muscle for development.
The
former Greater Accra Regional Youth Organizers disclosed he intends to
make the party pro-active in engaging and listening to party activists,
sympathizers and local communities on the basis of their needs such as
employment, sanitation, water and education by liaising with appropriate
State Institutions whose mandates are to provide these facilities.
His
campaign team believes he has the vision to reinforce the NDC’s role as
a truly functional national party where all are welcome under the
umbrella.
In
2010, after the break away to form the DFP to contest the 2008
elections, the late President John Evans Atta-Mills NDC invited back
into the party Nii John Coleman, Mr. Yao Obed Asamoah and Mr. Bede Zeden
who currently is also contesting a seat in Upper West Region and
campaigned vigorously during the 2012 general elections together with
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama to win the 2012 general elections.
Meanwhile
investigations conducted by this reporter shows that, there are serious
divisions in the current crop of the Constituency Executives of the
party, with some of them campaigning for Dr. Zanetor Rawlings who many
believed has not been active in the constituency for the past four years
as required by the guidelines of the party.
Nii
John Coleman is competing with Dr Rawlings, Wakefield Akuaku, Leeford
Quarshie, and Nii Armah Ashitey(incumbent) whose faith will be decided
as to whether he can lead the Klottey Korley Constituency in the 2016
elections come November 7.
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