Carlos Ahenkorah, the parliamentary aspirant who was disqualified in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming parliamentary primaries for the Tema West Constituency, has been cleared, sources close to the party have confirmed.<\/p>\n
Some delegates claim his disqualification was masterminded by Naa Torshie Addo.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”EhJQAE8bFZpt9QWO5NnrLC2JiTUH73KO”]However\u00a0the Greater Accra Regional Chairman, Mr. Ishmeal Ashitey earlier told Citi News<\/strong> that Mr. Ahenkorah\u00a0was \u00a0disqualified for \u00a0failing to nurture the party<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the constituency level .<\/p>\n “In the case of Carlos, they say he has not nurtured the party at the constituency. I know he has nurtured the party itself at so many levels. But I am not a member of the constituency so that one I cannot tell. That is the reason why they decided to disqualify him,\u201d Chairman Ashitey said.<\/p>\n Mr Ahenkorah debunked \u00a0claims that he had\u00a0not nurtured the party and listed his contribution to the party.<\/p>\n “My response was based on the fact that the nurturing that they have in the form does not necessary mean that you need to give money to the chairmen but whatever impact you make on the ground to improve the fortunes of the party.\u201d<\/p>\n He explained that \u201cmy contribution in this constituency spans way back 1992, unfortunately these new people who are executives may not be able to know what I have done and they didn\u2019t take their time to investigate to know who I was and what I have done for the constituency.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Ahenkorah\u00a0was tipped as one of the aspirants with the capacity to unseat incumbent NPP \u00a0Member of Parliament for the area, Naa Torshie Addo.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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