The two major political parties, the government New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress, have come under fire from an independent parliamentary aspirant for Gomoa Central, Kwame Asare Obeng alias A-Plus for suspending some of their members for openly endorsing his campaign.
A Plus claims that he is connected to and knows a number of electors who will never waver in their support for his candidacy.
He said that the two parties were victimizing regular party members, despite the fact that there is proof that senior party members of both parties publicly support all of their friends and family members without facing any consequences.
“Atto Benya, the NPP Gomoa Central Constituency organizer is my brother. He will campaign for me! If you don’t understand, go and hug a transformer! Stephen, the NPP assistant secretary is my cousin. He will campaign for me.
“Carlos, the NDC Gomoa Central communications director is my brother. He will campaign for me. The NPP chairman’s house is opposite my mother’s house, we have been family since I was born. He will campaign for me. Prince, Ghulam, etc are all my small brothers. They will ensure that I win!
“Does Abu Jinapor campaign against John Jinapor? Have you sacked them from NDC and NPP? Does Bawumia campaign against his brother in-law who is the NDC parliamentary candidate for Adentan constituency?
“Big men in NDC and NPP are friends and family but the ordinary ones should be enemies. Continue sacking people who support me. By June you won’t have even 10 members in Gomoa Central,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
A Plus, well-known for his activism and music, recently launched his campaign for the Gomoa Central parliamentary seat in advance of the general elections of 2024.
The opposition NDC recently suspended 7 of its ward coordinators for supporting A Plus. This was after the coordinators demanded the replacement of the party’s Parliamentary Candidate for the area, Kwame Dean Yawson.
According to them, the candidate falls short when it comes to popularity contest with A Plus and is thus likely to lose the contest.
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