The Peoples’ National Convention feels betrayed by what it describes as a breach of faith by the ruling National Democratic Congress. General Secretary Bernard Mornah told Joy News the decision by the NDC parliamentary aspirants to begin campaign in constituencies which have sitting PNC Members of Parliament is “shamefully distasteful.” The NDC last month opened nominations for NDC Parliamentary aspirants in orphan constituencies whilst banning any form of campaign in constituencies which have sitting NDC Members of Parliament. The rationale was to allow the NDC parliamentary aspirants in orphan constituencies ample time to campaign and wrestle the seats from NPP sitting MPs. It will open nominations for aspirants in NDC held constituencies next year. The PNC believes it has been betrayed by the NDC in allowing early campaigning in orphan constituencies, including the two PNC held constituencies whilst deciding to hold on to campaigning in NDC held seats. Having won two seats after the 2008 elections, the PNC decided to sit on the majority side of Parliament with the ruling NDC. The election was close with a possibility of a hanged Parliament if the two PNC MPs decided to sit on the minority side of Parliament which had 108 seats with the NDC winning 115. There were four independent MPs with their apron strings tied to the NPP and who decided to sit with the minority in Parliament. CPP had one seat. Bernard Mornah argued the NDC should have returned the kind gesture by extending the same treatment to sitting NDC MPs to those of the PNC. “If the NDC thinks their MPs must not be over burdened their sitting MPs that same priviledge must be accorded the PNC MPs,” he told Joy News. He has no problem if the NDC decides to field candidates in those two PNC constituencies but maintained “out of respect” to the PNC, his party deserves the same preferential treatment the NDC MPs have been accorded. Mornah said he raised the issue with the NDC national executives who claim it was an “oversight” but regretted nothing has been done to reverse the problem. Play the attached audio for excerpts of the interview