The Concerned Youth Association of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Savannah Region has accused the constituency Chairman, Mohammed Fuseini of mismanaging resources meant for the 2024 elections.

In a petition sent to the NPP Regional leadership and by extension to the national leadership for action, the youth group called for a forensic audit of the said campaign resources.

The petition signed by the group's Spokesperson, Adam Jajah emphasized that the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency Chairman's alleged misconduct largely caused the NPP's abysmal performance there.

Below is the full petition:

NPP YOUTH PETITION AGAINST CONSTITUENCY CHAIRMAN, MOHAMMED FUSEINI

The recent elections have left us with much to reflect on in the Sawla- Tuna-Kalba constituency.

Unfortunately, the actions of the constituency Chairman, Mohammed Fuseini have caused irreparable harm to our party's performance in the constituency.

His decision to campaign against the party and the parliamentary candidate in the last elections caused our defeat.

Some of the constituency Chairman's anti-party activities are as follows:

1. SALE OF JOBS AND SECURITY SLOTS

It is a known fact that our constituency Chairman sold slots meant for party youth in the constituency. We have evidence of slots he sold to people in Wa, Techiman and other places in the country.

2.SEIZURE AND HOARDING OF CAMPAIGN RESOURCES

It is a known fact that campaign materials such as wellington boots, weedicides, streetlights, footballs etc., for our campaign efforts at the grassroots level were in the warehouse under the control of the constituency Chairman. The hoarding of these materials did not only go against the values of transparency and fairness that our party upholds but also hindered our ability to effectively reach out to voters in the constituency. As you are aware a successful campaign relies on the equitable distribution of resources and the active engagement of all-party members. We the youth in the constituency haven't learned that the constituency Chairman defied the orders of the Regional Chairman to release the tricycle donated by him to the immediate past Parliamentary Candidate to assist in the D-day operations.

Also, several attempts were made by Lawyer Abu Jinapor to retrieve some campaign materials to augment our efforts and win the seat for the party in the just ended elections but yielded no result. We the youth are demanding a retrieval of the rest of the campaign materials from the constituency Chairman to bring transparency and accountability.

3.UNRESOLVED DIVISION AMONG CONSTITUENCY EXECUTIVE

The constituency Chairman has not shown interest in resolving the divisions among constituency executives. These unresolved conflicts not only create internal strife but also weakens our collective ability to mobilize support and deliver on our party's objectives.

4.UNDER UTILIZATION OF PARTY STRUCTURES

Despite the available party structures in the constituency, the constituency Chairman has regrettably failed to effectively utilize them but prefers to work with his "two wise men" own team, constituency Organiser and Constituency Youth Organiser at the neglect of the party structures. This underutilization diminishes the impact of our organizational framework and draws back our outreach and engagement capabilities. These issues demand immediate attention to put things in order to ensure the smooth functioning of the party in the constituency and to uphold our values of transparency, inclusivity and effective leadership. We respectfully request that you intervene and address these concerns promptly. Our collective success especially in the rebuilding process hinges heavily on cohesive and proactive leadership at all levels.

5.UNPROVOCKED ATTACK ON THE IMMEDIATE PAST PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE AND FORCEFULLY TAKEN AWAY THE CAMPAIGN VEHICLE

The constituency Chairman without any provocation in the company of the Constituency Organizer, Constituency Youth Organizer and the Regional deputy Nasara Coordinator physically attacked the former Parliamentary candidate, Ankaara Sankara forcefully took the campaign vehicle from him.

The situation was so embarrassing that it brought the name of the party into disrepute.This is in direct contravention to Article 4(7)(1)(b),(g)of the NPP constitution. Based on this, we the Youth request a thorough investigation into this incident and appropriate disciplinary action be taken against the constituency Chairman. It is worth noting that there have been instances in the past where NPP Parliamentary candidates faced similar unfair treatment from the same constituency Chairman.

The Chairman has labeled every past parliamentary candidate as a scammer, fraudster, thieve etc. All former District Chief Executives who have served under the Chairman's tenure were neither spared with such unprintable insults and name calling.

6.ILLEGAL SUSPENSION OF EXECUTIVES

The constituency Chairman, Mohammed Fuseini is not only a bully and arrogant on NPP executives also demonstrate insubordination and gross disrespect towards all political leadership. He has unilaterally suspended a number of executives including polling station and electoral area coordinators as well as sacked his constituency

Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Gilbieri Laamiitey. The constituency Chairman walked out of a meeting organized by the Regional Chairman where the former Hon. Regional Minister, MMDCEs and the entire Regional Executive Committee was in attendance.

7. REGIONAL COUNCIL OF ELDERS INTERVENTION

We have also gathered information that the Regional Council of Elders upon noticing the anti-party activities being championed by the constituency Chairman visited and appealed to him to reconsider his actions against the party and work with the then Parliamentary candidate but it all felt on deaf ears since after the meeting we the youth noticed that he had not changed his behaviour towards the party.

We the youth in the constituency found the Chairman's action as unlawful. We want to emphasize that punitive action should be taken against the constituency Chairman to ensure transparency and adherence to the party's constitutional framework as stipulated in article 3(7)of the NPP constitution-amended 2017.

We respectfully request that you intervene and address these concerns promptly. Our collective success in the rebuilding, restructuring and reorganizing the party's activities hinge heavily on cohesive and proactive leadership at all levels.

We the youth of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba hereby petition for disciplinary actions against Mohammed Fuseini, the constituency chairman for misconduct which have been in direct conflict with the party's constitution as stipulated in Article 3(7)(1)which states that a member may be suspended from membership or office who misconducts himself/herself pending an enquiry by the disciplinary committee. Specifically, these actions of the Constituency Chairman are in clear breach of the party's constitution and contravene with the provisions of Article 3(5)A(2) which states that all

members shall protect the unity of the party. We respectfully request that you take appropriate disciplinary actions for the betterment of our beloved party.

Signed: Adam Jajah

Spokesperson