The suspended regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central region, Prof. Richard Asiedu has kicked against demonstrations planned in the region against his suspension.
This is in reaction to signals he picked up that some irate supporters and sympathizers of the party in the region who feel strongly about the suspension were planning a series of protests express their discontent.
The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the NDC in a statement signed by the party’s General Secretary announced the decision to suspend Prof Richard Asiedu for what the party describes as unlawful withdrawal of the Assin Central Parliamentary Candidate, Nurein Shaibu Migyimah.
Some supporters of the NDC in the region believe this decision would weaken the NDC in the Central region.
These unhappy NDC supporters planned to hit the streets in solidarity with Prof. Asiedu in some constituencies in the region.
They highlighted the Central Regional Chairman’s firm stance against moves of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to bus people including officers of the Ghana Armed Forces to various constituencies in the region during the just ended voter registration and transfer exercise as one of the key actions that will enhance the party’s quest to win the region convincingly.
These supporters also indicated that Prof. Asiedu fought against any form of intimidation of NDC members including the infamous arrest of the Parliamentary candidate of Awutu Senya East, among others.
The aggrieved supporters who planned to hit the street against the decision hinted that the suspended chairman has been a thorn in the flesh of the NPP in the region, and the decision if not reversed would affect the party’s fortune in the 2024 elections.
Information gathered from some members of the party in the region who planned to hit the street say they could not hit the street even though they had all the numbers to do so because the chairman upon getting wind of the press conference which was supposed to have come off on Friday July 5, 2024 asked these supporters to call it off.
When the press called on him at his residence at Assin Fosu Prof. Richard Asiedu said, “the party hierarchy has taken a decision, and the least we can all do is to respect that decision. Press conferences and demonstrations in solidarity with me would further divide us and deepen our woes.”
“I’m not bigger than the party. Let’s not fight a harmless decision. We have elections to win, and the Central region will deliver for the great NDC,” he added.
Prof. Asiedu also expressed his profound gratitude to party members and sympathizers who called on him to empathize with him.
“I thank everyone from the leadership to the least person at the branch who has called to solidarize with me. Let me say that our minority leader of Parliament, Hon. Ato Forson was the first to visit me a day after my suspension.”
“This is what the party stands for. Where there’s a cordial relationship, there’s also unity of purpose. He has particularly proven to me that the bond we share goes beyond politics. He has been very supportive, and I thank him for that,” he hinted.
He also thanked all the other twelve members of Parliament from the region, including the Central region MPs caucus chairman and MP for Cape Coast South, Hon. Ricketts Kweku Hagan, for solidarizing with him at his East Legon residence in Accra.
Declining any further questions, the suspended regional chairman called on the ranks and file of the party, particularly in the Central region, to remain calm and support all the candidates in various constituencies to achieve his agenda 20 seat and 60% victory for John Dramani Mahama.
Source: Radiogoldlive.com
