The incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti region has today March 2, 2020 commenced vetting of 119 parliamentary aspirants who filed their nomination to contest the upcoming 2020 parliamentary election in their respective constituencies.
With the NPP primaries, out of the 119 aspirants, 6 of them are contesting unopposed including the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Suame constituency Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, Deputy Education Minister Dr. Yaw Adutwum MP Bosomtwi constituency, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh MP Manhyia South, Mavis Nkansah Boadu among others.
The party has constituted 2 separate committees to vet the aspirants.
Vetting Panel A, is made up National General Secretary of the party John Boadu, Benard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) Ashanti regional chairman, Council of Elders member from the regional level and the elections committees chairman.
While, Vetting Panel B includes Sam Pyne Ashanti regional secretary of the party, Counsel Garry Nimako and others.
On Monday 2rd March 2020 vetting committee group ‘A’ panel is expected to vet seven (7) aspirants from Akrofrom constituency, five (5) from Subin, Atwimah Kwawomah three (3), Subin two (2) and Asokwa constituency two (2).
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However, in an interview with the media, Ashanti Regional Organizer of the NPP, Francis Adomako, disclosed that only one incumbent female MP is contesting unopposed among all the incumbent MP’s in the region.
“The decision for the Female MPs to contest unopposed didn’t hold as at now all the female incumbent MPs are being contested except Mavis Nkasah Boadu[Afigya Sekyere] that I know is contesting unopposed’’ he said.
He added, the party’s vetting exercise is likely to delay because of the independence day celebration and other party activities.
“You know on the 6th March, 2020 Kumasi will be hosting the national independence Anniversary celebration, on the 7th March we will be attending the Ashanti Regional Minister mother’s funeral, moreover our Chairman Wontumi has also traveled outside the country. Therefore, it will be very difficult for us to follow the national calendar for the vetting but we will do our best to organize the vetting without any trouble’’ he assured.
Nonetheless, Mr Adomako added’ the party has formed a three-member committee to be chaired by board chairman of SSNIT, Dr. Kwame Addo Kuffour, Peter Mac Manu and Cecilia Abena Dapaah to address concerns of any aspirant who may have aggrievances when disqualified by the vetting committee.
“Know people will feel aggrieved when disqualified unfairly by the committee for unjustified reason so the party has formed a committee to receive all form of petitions to be sent to them for redress to avoid troubles in the party for a particular period be for the final official list of qualified aspirants will be made known to the public,’’ the Ashanti Regional Organizer of the NPP hinted.
