Disqualified NPP MP Aspirant Chants Revolution Against Party Leadership

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant for the Abuakwa South seat, Gloria Ofori-Boadu, has attempted a battle cry against the leadership of the party after she was disqualified from contesting in the party’s upcoming primary.

In an interview reacting to her disqualification, she declared that the NPP and its traditional values have been hijacked by a gang who are running it like Mafia bosses.

“We have to stand up against any form of dictatorial tendencies and non-compliance with governance and ethics in our party. It is wrong. Some of us fought for it. In fact, people died for it. People went to jail because we did not want dictatorship and we don’t want it now,” she cried.

Ms Ofori-Boadu added, “We want our party back as a liberal, democratic and ethically based party which Danquah died for, which Busia went into exile for, and which Dombo suffered for. And I’m calling on President Akufo-Addo to do something about this because research has shown that we would lose a minimum of 400,000 votes if we handpick candidates. This is not right. It’s absolutely against our party principles.”

In what can be described as elimination by rough tactics, Gloria Ofori-Boadu and fourteen other aspirants were disqualified from contesting sitting MPs in the upcoming party primaries.

After disqualifying them, the party said in a terse statement that, “detailed report and reasons for their disqualification will be sent to the National Headquarters for consideration and final approval.”

Apparently, her disqualification is in line with an agenda by the party leadership to protect sitting MPs. Ms Ofori-Boadu is particularly not favoured by the fact that the MP she is trying to replace, is Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, who is a cousin of President Akufo-Addo.