A former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Lower Manya Krobo constituency in the Eastern Region, Michael Teye Nyaunu, is asking for forgiveness to enable him return to the party and contest in November 7 parliamentary primaries.
The vociferous MP, who left the NDC in 2012 to run as an independent candidate after losing the primaries, said on Eyewitness News, he is now ready to return to the party he helped to build.
Michael Teye Nyaunu, popularly known as MTN, also associated himself with the breakaway National Democratic Party, NDP, led by former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings.
[contextly_sidebar id=”i4hF5EHUuzVQJzpLvFMr8wTx00tt5okV”]“One of the reasons for which I was considered a traitor was because I said the then President Mills was not fit to run for president and as if I was a prophet, all that has happened. Secondly, I did not join NDP and that is why I contested as an independent candidate. Yes, I have some association with them but not to the extent that I contested on their ticket,” he explained.
Confirming his decision to contest for parliament on the ticket of the NDC in the impending primaries, he appealed to the executives to consider him and all other persons who left to contest as independent candidates, arguing that “politics is all about numbers.”
“I can make that appeal through your medium and that should not be restricted to me alone but all those who left as NDC members and contested on independent tickets”.
He said he finds nothing wrong with his decision to return to the NDC despite his incessant criticism of the party in the past, leading to his eventual exit.
“I am not embarrassed in anyway; I formed part of the foundation of the NDC and if it is going wrong and you criticize it and you are compelled to go as an independent candidate; and now decides to contest on the party’s ticket again, where lies the embarrassment?” he asked.
The former MP said the trend where people breakaway from parties over various dissenting views and later return is nothing new, citing the stories of Obed Asamoah amongst others.
“I have done nothing wrong that can be found in the country’s criminal code. Even criminals, are given presidential pardon. Therefore, when you have differences in a party and you move out and decide to come back, what is wrong with it? The party can decide to take me onboard or refuse me…” he noted.
I’m not broke
The former MP denied suggestions that he is now seeking to return to Parliament on the ticket of the NDC because he is broke.
“I have been taking care of my flock as a good shepherd. I can never claim to be rich but I am not a pauper at all. When the national executive council gives me the clearance, then I can decide to pick my forms since I once contested as an independent candidate.”
The former MP said he will continue to speak his mind even if the NDC accepts his return.
“A man is always a man and feels more comfortable when he speaks his mind and I promise you that I will continue to speak my mind”.
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By: Ebenezer Afanyi Dadzie/citifmonline.com/Ghana