An aide to the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Akbar Yussif says the New Patriotic Party’s just-ended super delegates' conference was peaceful.
Amidst concerns by some aspirants about the pockets of incidents that occurred, Akbar Yussif says Dr Bawumia’s camp was satisfied with the outcome of the exercise.
“The election was largely peaceful,” he said.
The conference was held on Saturday to elect five presidential aspirants to contest the party's primary on November 4 this year after 10 candidates picked forms to contest.
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It saw Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia leading with 67.10% of total votes cast.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Tuesday, Mr Yussif explained that the laid down rules from the party ahead of the election was enforced.
“We saw for example in the Ashanti region, the vote of the regional youth organizer was rejected. In the Northern region, the vote of the Kumbumgu constituency chairman was rejected and so the rules that were put in place to guide the process were strictly enforced,” he pointed out.
He said individuals who have concerns have been referred to the party's disciplinary committee.
He expressed confidence in the ability of the party to address the concerns, adding that they do not doubt the impartiality of the party leadership.
Meanwhile, cases of assault were recorded over the weekend which the party is wiling to probe into and refer to the disciplinary committee for action.
A flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has condemned the alleged assault of his campaign coordinator in the North-East region during the party’s conference.
Also read: https://myjoyonline.com/alan-kyerematen-damns-assault-of-campaign-coordinator-demands-action/
He criticised the alleged manhandling of his campaign coordinator, Ali Zakaria, describing the incident as a display of total indiscipline and inappropriate behaviour within the NPP.
Speaking to JoyNews on Tuesday, August 29, Mr Kyerematen conveyed his surprise at the occurrence.
The former Trade and Industry Minister underscored the contrast of a party aiming to maintain decency and unity within its ranks, and yet facing such misconduct during a crucial election for leadership.
“We all joined the NPP because of our commitment to the values of the party, but what is happening clearly shows that this is not what we bargained for by joining the party,” he said.
Mr Kyerematen insisted that such behaviour cannot be accepted and raised concerns about how the party would manage the upcoming general elections on November 4.
“I’m not going to tolerate this kind of behaviour, it doesn’t make sense and when we cannot conduct ourselves as a family trying to select a leader in a peaceful and organised manner, how do we intend to be able to do the same kind of process when we have two hundred thousand plus people gathered,” the former Trade and Industry Minister asked.
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