According to the party, the allegations being peddled are false, as the register contains the names of all well-standing members.

[contextly_sidebar id=”xvOivLFpi5AAW8iHlWAlJaTzVGyQfnSn”]Some members of the party in the constituency on Thursday besieged the party’s headquarters to protest against alleged attempts to expunge persons who supported independent candidate Nii Noi Nortey in the 2016 elections, from polling registers.

The Vice-Chairman of the NPP in the Klottey Korley constituency Alhaji Aliu Kabe told Citi News that the friction arising from Nii Noi Nortey’s initial defection from the party has not even resulted in any sanctions.

“Nobody has been sanctioned in this constituency official or on record… the only thing I know, that I can speak to is that he who alleges must prove. If there is any evidence against any polling or constituency executive, bring it to the regional leadership and they will call them to order,” he stated.

Background

In May 2017, Nii Noi Nortey, a former NPP Constituency Chairman for Klottey Korley, apologized to the NPP for contesting as an independent candidate.

He said circumstances beyond his control compelled him to reject the advice of the then flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, in the run-up to the 2016 elections.

Nii Noi contested the elections in an independent capacity after a disputed primary which saw him lose against Philip Addison.

He accused Lawyer Addison and some party executives for rigging the election after a second primary was called.

Nii Noi Nortey had won the first primary overwhelmingly amidst a boycott from the other candidates over the election date.

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Some party members are said to have resisted attempts to keep Nii Noi Nortey’s supporters on the NPP register.

[contextly_sidebar id=”NnkgI8JZcGfQkvXbyUWyPr2MXd5EE0bR”]A party member at the scene who spoke to Citi News said: “some people want to support Nii Noi so the other party is saying we should remove those people from the register so we had a call from our coordinator that we should meet here today so we came to meet the General Secretary.”

However, after meeting the acting General Secretary, the NPP member, said the agitating members were told “nobody can be removed from the register. Everybody has the chance to be in the register.”

Beyond this, the party member also said it would not be possible to prove who were actual supporters of Nii Noi Nortey.

“Actually, we don’t know them so you can’t point out someone who went to support one person or the other. When people were going to vote, no one followed them. So you can’t look at faces and say this person went and supported Ni Noi so I am removing that person’s name.”

Background

In May 2017, Nii Noi Nortey, a former NPP Constituency Chairman for Klottey Korley, apologized to the NPP for contesting as an independent candidate.

He said circumstances beyond his control compelled him to reject the advice of the then flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, in the run-up to the 2016 elections.

Nii Noi Nortey contested the elections in an independent capacity after a disputed primary which saw him lose against Philip Addison.

He accused Lawyer Addison and some party executives for rigging the election after a second primary was called.

Nii Noi Nortey had won the first primary overwhelmingly amidst a boycott from the other candidates over the election date.

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Speaking at the donation ceremony, where furniture and other educational materials to three schools in her constituency the Klottey Korle legislator emphasized the need for companies to support education by providing crucial logistics to enhance quality education at the basic level.

“There are a lot of tables and chairs missing in some of our schools, some of the classrooms have forty students, some of them sitting on the floor while others sit in threes because the facilities are not adequate and these donations will go a long way to help them.

We use the opportunity to appeal to other companies to take their corporate social responsibility seriously. It should be targeted and done in a way that will have an impact in the community” she said

She also used the occasion to express her appreciation to the donors JFE Shoji Trading and Kawasho Foods Corporation Japan for the kind gesture.

Two Japanese companies JFE Shoji Trading and Kawasho Foods Corporation through their local Partners and distributors Forewin Ghana today donated furniture food items and other items to three deprived schools within the Klottey Korle Constituency.

Speaking at the ceremony, the President and Chief Executive officer of JFE Shoji Trading Japan Mr Naosuke Oda said the gesture forms part of the company’s planned activities after its hundred year’s celebration to give back to society part of the profit they have made.

“When we celebrated our 100th anniversary in 2011, we thought seriously what we could do in order to express our appreciation to our consumers

Then we decided to donate desk, notebooks and food as a child educational support” he said.

On her part, the Circuit Supervisor of Osu Doku, Georgina Rabbles said they donated items help improve teaching and learning in the area.

About the donation

JFE Shoji Trading and Kawasho Foods Corporation Japan through their local Partners and distributors Forewin Ghana Limited a subsidiary of the Forewin Group donated one hundred and fifty dual desk furniture, fifty cartons of Geisha Markerel and three thousand pieces of exercise books to three schools in the constituency. The schools include Amugi Basic School, Khiriatu Basic School and Teacher Mota Basic School all within the Klottey Korle Constituency of the Greater Accra region.

According to the company, the activity forms part of their corporate social responsibility.

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He said circumstances beyond his control compelled him to reject the advice of the then flagbearer Akufo Addo, former President John Kufuor and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the run-up to the 2016 elections.

Nii Noi Nortey contested in the elections after an acrimonious primary which saw him lose against lawyer Philip Addison.

He accused Lawyer Addison and some party executives for rigging the election after a second primary was called.  Nii Noi Nortey had won the first primary overwhelmingly amidst a boycott from the other candidates over the election date.

But now, upon reflection, Nii Noi Nortey admitted to Citi News that, he made a big political mistake, and he called on all persons who intervened in the Klottey Korle impasse “to forgive my actions and they shouldn’t take it as an act of disobedience.”

I still love the party

Nii Noi Nortey also stressed his love the party, and indicated his willingness to still serve the NPP.

“I joined the party because I loved the party and all that. I never joined having in mind that one day, I may go independent. It is regrettable and unfortunate. I love the party anytime, any day, I will still do my best and do whatever I have to do for the party,” he said.

Nii Noi Nortey recalled that “the ex-President, J.A. Kufuor invited me to his house. The current president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on several occasions had discussions on that with me, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice, we had discussions too.”

“There was a lot of politics going on that I wouldn’t want to delve into.”

The current National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, polled 33,609 votes, the NPP’s Lawyer Addison had 29, 122, whereas the Independent Candidate, Nii Noi Nortey, polled a meager 3, 911 votes.

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This, she said, will help ascertain the level of preparedness of city authorities ahead of possible flooding in the rainy season.

Making her maiden statement on the floor of Parliament, the Klottey Korle MP called for urgent steps to be taken to prevent another flood disaster.

She noted that, the perennial flooding that occurs in the capital, especially in her constituency, had not been given the needed attention until the June 3 disaster.

“The catastrophic events of June 3 resulted in the deaths of around a 150 people, the displacement of thousands and the loss of millions of property,” she reminded.

The investigation of the disaster led to measures that were put in place to improve sanitation, and curb flooding in the area, including particularly the dredging of the Odaw River, which is known to overflow its bank anytime it rains.

But Dr. Zanetor  Rawlings believes intervention must stretch beyond the infrastructural reforms with a focus on sensitization of the communities.

“If we focus solely on the infrastructure without a serious focus on the human element, we are unlikely to succeed. Behavioural modification and sensitization to the effects of environmental pollution is fundamental.”

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An independent candidate, Nii Noi Nortey, an aggrieved member of the opposition NPP who lost the primary, is confident he will cause a stir.

Citi News’ Philip Nii Lartey, Nana Ama Agyeman Asante and Fred Tetteh Djababor, visited the constituency to gauge the mood ahead of the elections.

Listen to their report below

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Unemployment has been identified as one of the major concerns of the youth in the Klottey Korle, but speaking on Citi FM’s The Campaign Trail, Mr. Addison noted that, “people make those promises but you a parliamentarian, you cannot guarantee jobs. It has to come from the central government so you rely on the central government.”

[contextly_sidebar id=”7EO0NCgSNrPWq6B6FRkciSAwvnBjpmtP”]Mr. Addison, who will face stiff opposition during the polls from the National Democratic Congress’  Dr Zanetor Rawlings, further explained that the MPs do not have the resources to guarantee development in their various constituencies.

“I cannot sit here, vying for Parliament saying that I am going to do this development project because we don’t have the resources. All that we get is the district common fund.”

Thus, he stressed the need for the electorate to support and vote for both the presidential and parliamentary candidates of the NPP.

“That is why when we are campaigning, we are campaigning that people should vote for the NPP, both the presidential and parliamentary because if they don’t and assuming I go to Parliament and it’s the NDC that is in power, that makes me very weak.”

“How can I make promises that I am going to do this or that when it is the NDC that is there. That is why they have to vote for the NPP government. When the NPP government is there, ideas will be shared and that is where the advocacy comes in, where you are better positioned to argue for your share of the cake,” Mr. Addison added.

Listen to the full edition of The Campaign Trail below

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