Internal tensions within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency have escalated, as a section of the party’s constituency executives boycotted the official inauguration of the Polling Station Elections Committee. The dissenters, citing significant breaches of party guidelines, have formally petitioned the national leadership to dissolve the newly formed committees.
The boycott follows growing dissatisfaction over the composition of the committees tasked with overseeing polling station elections. According to the aggrieved executives, the selection process was characterized by a lack of consultation and a disregard for established party protocols.
Kwadwo Antiedu Kwarteng, the Constituency Financial Secretary, speaking on behalf of the dissenting group, alleged that the process was “stampeded” to favor individuals aligned with specific party interests. He argued that the unilateral selection of members—many of whom are perceived as associates of specific figures—undermines the integrity of the electoral process and risks fostering instability within the constituency.
“The party must not be allowed to collapse on the altar of extreme autocracy disguised as expediency or majority will,” Mr. Kwarteng cautioned.
The petition, signed by Mr. Kwarteng, Constituency Organiser Augustine Quaicoe, and 2nd Vice Chairman Frank Gyemfi, outlines several grievances. The petitioners contend that the Constituency Secretary, Fuseni Amadu, bypassed the Constituency Executive Committee, failing to convene the necessary meetings to deliberate on or approve the committee members. Furthermore, they assert that individuals were improperly designated as “opinion leaders” to circumvent strict party regulations.
The petitioners also pointed to an admission by the Regional Secretary, Henry Amankwa Afrifa, who reportedly conceded during the inauguration that he had pressured the local leadership to hastily submit names, disregarding the timeline required by party guidelines.
The dissenting executives have characterized their petition as a principled stand against the abandonment of due process. They are now calling on the NPP’s national executives to intervene, declare the current committees null and void, and ensure a fresh, transparent reconstitution process that adheres strictly to the party’s constitution.
